Non-maintained special school

St John's RC School (Essex)

Mixed · ages 5–19 · with sixth formEssex, East of England · Woodford Bridge IG8 8AXSchool website
Pupils on roll
102of 100 places
Free school meals
35.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
12
Ofsted
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Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Expected standardSafeguarding Met
What the data says

Of the 14 pupils who finished Year 11 at St John's RC School (Essex) in 2023, 0% stayed on in St John's RC School (Essex)’s own sixth form (Essex average 37%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.

Every pupil in the 2023 cohort went on to a sustained destination, against 92% across England.

Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 0% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.

Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Essex and England.

St John's RC School (Essex)
Essex
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureSt John's RC School (Essex)EssexEngland
Pupils in the cohort1415,970607,348
Any sustained destination100%92%92%
Stayed in education100%86%86%
— school sixth form0%37%34%
— sixth form college0%9%13%
— further education college0%38%37%
— other education100%2%2%
Apprenticeship0%3%3%
Employment0%3%3%
No sustained destination0%5%6%
Destination unknown0%3%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Other secondary schools in Essex

Alec Hunter Academy

Academy sponsor led · 1,058 pupils

80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7

Anglo European School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,533 pupils

96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.6

Beauchamps High School

Foundation school · sixth form · 1,486 pupils

83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.1

Bmat Stem Academy

University technical college · sixth form · 240 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.1

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.