St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Voluntary aided secondary school in Gravesend (Kent).
Attainment 8
45.3
▼ 0.9 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
33.8%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.4%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.9
▲ 0.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
24.8%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.9%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
113%
1,335 / 1,184 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Jan 2025
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About the school
- URN
- 118933
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Hannon | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr Danladi Lawrence | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Charlotte Campbell | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Hooper | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sally Moor | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Catherine Gurney | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Antony Wright | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gregory Thompson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Davies-Mullan | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Brooker | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Barron | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Father Stephen Ojapah Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Sid Harris Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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