St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
1,229 pupils · 88% of 1,400 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 May 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 68.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 209 | 210 | 416 | 209 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 202 | 193 | 435 | 202 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 191 | 189 | 375 | 191 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 222 | 232 | 427 | 222 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 224 | 218 | 461 | 224 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 226 | 238 | 495 | 226 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 214 | 215 | 483 | 214 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 227 | 229 | 491 | 227 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bishop Barrington Academy 0.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Parkside Academy 6.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Greenfield Academy 6.8 km · Requires improvement (2019) · previous system
- Whitworth Park Academy 7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ferryhill School 8.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.