St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa is a special school in Wetherby, United Kingdom with 89 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 7 February 2024. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Special Educational Needs Teacher (Preparation for Adulthood) (closes 27 November).
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Closes 27 Nov
Full time
• Holds Qualified Teacher Status.• Has successful experience of teaching pupils with SEND across a range of ages and abilities.• Is flexible and adaptable, with the confidence to…
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 1.1 | 0.0% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 February 2024 | Graded inspection | Good |
| 11 February 2020 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
| 29 November 2018 | Short inspection | Remained Good |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9.5% | 0.5% | 23.2% | 3.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.4% | 0.6% | 31.1% | 9.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 1.5% | 31.0% | 8.6% |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 0.4% | 27.5% | 2.5% |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 0.8% | 26.5% | 5.9% |
| 2020/21 | 10.3% | 0.6% | 25.8% | 6.5% |
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 0.1% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 0.4% | 12.0% | 0.0% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 teaching. Most often advertised: Full Time Special Educational Needs RE Class Teacher. Last advertised May 2026.
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