School Data

St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa

Special school in Wetherby LS23 6DF

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  • School Reference Number: 108120
  • Address: Church Street, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 6DF
  • Headteacher: Mr Kevin Harrington
  • Telephone: 01937 842144
  • Website: stjohns.org.uk
  • Type: Special schools
  • Sub-Type: Non-maintained special school
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 90
  • Local Education Authority: Leeds
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 19
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 07/02/2024

Rating published on 17/04/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
7 February 2024 18 April 2024 School inspection Good
6 February 2024 18 April 2024 Education and residential inspection summary
11 February 2020 9 March 2020 School inspection Requires Improvement
29 November 2018 17 December 2018 Short inspection
11 February 2015 10 March 2015 Full inspection Good
29 February 2012 22 March 2012 Full inspection Good
20 January 2009 6 June 2009 Full inspection Good
14 October 2008 13 January 2009 Full inspection Inadequate
28 June 2006 20 July 2006 Full inspection Outstanding
4 June 2001 5 October 2001 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number108120
Local Authority Code383
Local Authority NameLeeds
Establishment Number7016
School / College NameSt John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
Establishment Type Code08
Establishment typeNon-maintained special school
Establishment Type Group Code5
Establishment Type GroupSpecial schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low3
Age range High19
Boarders Code3
BoardersBoarding school
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosCatholic
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity90
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils75
Number of Boys49
Number of Girls26
Percentage Free School Meals22.00
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10006283
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date17-01-2025
StreetChurch Street
LocalityBoston Spa
Address3
TownWetherby
County (name)West Yorkshire
PostcodeLS23 6DF
Websitewww.stjohns.org.uk
Telephone01937842144
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameKevin
Headteacher/Principal last nameHarrington
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeD
Government Office RegionYorkshire and the Humber
District CodeE08000035
DistrictLeeds
Ward CodeE05011414
WardWetherby
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001582
Parliamentary ConstituencyWetherby and Easingwold
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE08000035
Easting442762
Northing445068
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Leeds 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Leeds 005B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN72555593
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002334
LSOA CodeE01011709
Free School Meals13
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN108120
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/108120
LAESTAB3837016
School nameSt John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationNon-Maintained Special School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local authorityLeeds
Parliamentary constituencyWetherby and Easingwold
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeLS23 6DF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils75
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10297245
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date07/02/2024
Publication date17/04/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection108120
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3837016
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
School type at time of latest graded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10110652
Previous inspection start date11/02/2020
Previous publication date08/03/2020
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection108120
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3837016
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa
School type at time of previous graded inspectionNon-Maintained Special School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesGood
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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