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# St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa

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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- **Head:** Kevin Harrington, Headteacher
- **Type:** Special school
- **Pupils:** 89 pupils · 34% girls · 24.7% eligible for free school meals · 2.2% with English as an additional language · 8 boarders — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 89 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Leeds
- **Location:** Wetherby, LS23 6DF, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01937842144
- **Website:** [stjohns.org.uk](https://www.stjohns.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 108120 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/108120))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 7 February 2024

## Vacancies (1)

- [Special Educational Needs Teacher (Preparation for Adulthood)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/03cswc5r6om-special-educational-needs-teacher-preparation-for-adulthood) · 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…

## Exam results

| 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.

## Inspections

| 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.

## Attendance

| 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% |

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).

## Hiring history

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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## Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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