St John's Catholic Comprehensive is a secondary school located in Gravesend. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/11/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Website: http://www.stjohnscs.com
Telephone: 01474534718
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Barron
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 118933

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1184
Number of Pupils: 1237
Number of Boys: 630
Number of Girls: 607

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval 0.2 to 0.61
Of the 168 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 154 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:23%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northfleet Nursery School
140 London Road , Northfleet DA11 9JS
4out of 4 2,893 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
Rochester Road , DA12 2SY
3out of 4 313 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Westcourt Primary School
Silver Road , DA12 4JG
3out of 4 767 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Trinity Road , DA12 1LU
- not rated 917 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Chantry Community Academy
Ordnance Road , DA12 2RL
3out of 4 990 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehill Primary School
Sun Lane , DA12 5HN
3out of 4 1,239 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Rochester Road , DA12 2JW
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Gravesend Grammar School
Church Walk , DA12 2PR
4out of 4 358 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Thamesview School
Thong Lane , DA12 4LF
3out of 4 1,680 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Pelham Road , DA11 0JE
4out of 4 1,954 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Northfleet Technology College
Colyer Road , Northfleet DA11 8BG
3out of 4 3,138 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint George's Church of England School
Meadow Road , DA11 7LS
3out of 4 1,919 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
LINK19 College
Lower Higham Road , Based at North Kent College DA12 2JJ
- not rated 810 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North West Kent Alternative Provision Service
Richmond Drive , DA12 4DJ
- not rated 877 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pier View Academy
42-44 Harmer Street , DA12 2AX
- not rated 1,282 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bronte School
7 Pelham Road , DA11 0HN
- not rated 1,809 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ifield School
Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT
4out of 4 2,162 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.