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St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
Leeds·Not applicable·Yorkshire and The Humber·Non-maintained special school·LS23 6DF
URN: 108120GoodOfsted published 17 Apr 2024
1.1
Attainment 8
National avg ≈ 46.4 · 2023/2024
n/a
Progress 8
No published value in available years
0.0%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2023/2024
0.0%
EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2023/2024
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 8 | 1.1 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Leeds for local comparison.
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Attainment 8 58.0Progress 8 +0.66
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Attainment 8 57.3Progress 8 +0.40
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Attainment 8 55.9Progress 8 +0.70
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Ofsted OutstandingAttainment 8 55.6Progress 8 +0.56
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Attainment 8 55.2Progress 8 +0.45
Compare with St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston SpaSchool information
| URN | 108120 |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Non-maintained special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Kevin Harrington |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | LS23 6DF |
| Latest pupils | 17 |
| FSM eligible | 24.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Church Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 6DF
www.stjohns.org.ukView local authority page1937842144| DfE number | 7016 |
| UKPRN | 10006283 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 17 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 17 Apr 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
Good
View Ofsted report
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Publication date | 17 Apr 2024 |