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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Rochester Road, Gravesend DA12 2JW · stjohnscs.com · 01474 534718
On the mapSearch near DA12 2JW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,335
- 151 over 1,184 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- First language not English
- 25.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 304 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 51% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 304 | 1.8▲ | 51% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 275 | 1.5▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 186 | 251 | 1.3▲ | 62% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 293 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 190 | 221 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.1, and 31.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼31.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 68.9 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 1 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 18.9 | +0.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | — |
| Employment | 2.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 students | C (29.4) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 77 students | C (29.5) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 111 students | Merit+ (28) | Average -0.03 | |
| 8 students | Dist+ (38.3) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 85 | C- (27.8) | -0.24 |
| 2022/23 | 87 | C- (27.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 86 | C (29.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 86 | C- (28) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 77 | C (30) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 87 | C- (27.4) | +0.17 |
| 2015/16 | 105 | D+ (24.8) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.3 | −0.4 |
| Further education | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4 | −4.3 |
| Employment | 21.7 | +3.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.6 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | −1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St John's Catholic Comprehensive was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 137
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (26%) with SEND