St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
Non-maintained special school · Mixed · Leeds
Church Street, Wetherby, LS23 6DF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/02/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
84.2%
27.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
89
Capacity used
Has space85%
105 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Kevin Harrington
- Address
- Church Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6DF
- Phone
- 01937842144
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Wetherby · Wetherby and Easingwold
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 108120
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
89 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
07 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 61 pupils
Attendance
84.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
15.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
9.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 17 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.