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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston DE7 4HX · stjohnhoughtonilkeston.srscmat.co.uk · 0115 932 2896
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Derbyshire 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 625
- 19 over 606 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.8%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 103 families put the school first and 106 places were offered; 100% 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 | 106 | 103 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 101 | 99 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 110 | 108 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 146 | 170 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 107 | 97 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.1, and 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Derbyshire it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.34 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.6 | +4.8 |
| Sixth form college | 16.9 | −7.7 |
| Further education | 44.1 | +2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.3 | +3.5 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −5.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.8 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 83
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (35%) with SEND