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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 60 60.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
60.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
81.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
30.7% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.73 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 58.1[6] 65.8%[6]
2023/24 60.6[4] 78.2%[4] +0.73[4]
2022/23 59.9[7] 74%[7] +0.87[7]
2021/22 62.9[8] 81%[8] +0.99[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
25.6% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B[10] 29.3%[10]
2022/23 B[11] 25.2%[11]
2021/22 B+[12] 28%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 28%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
62% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
23% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
10% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
2% 2021/22[15]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 96%[15] 63%[15] 20%[15] 10%[15] 2%[15]
2020/21 97%[16] 62%[16] 21%[16] 11%[16] 2%[16] 2%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 67%[17] 19%[17] 6%[17] 2%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 99%[18] 68%[18] 20%[18] 8%[18] 1%[18] 1%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
Education
58% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
27% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[20] 64%[20] 8%[20] 17%[20]
2020/21 93%[21] 78%[21] 4%[21] 11%[21]
2019/20 90%[22] 72%[22] 4%[22] 13%[22]
2018/19 97%[23] 72%[23] 4%[23] 21%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
73% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
41% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
40% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 84%[26] 43%[26]
2019/20 81%[25] 42%[25] 40%[25] 2%[25]
2018/19 81%[27] 43%[27] 33%[27] 2%[27]
2017/18 71%[28] 37%[28] 31%[28] 3%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
11 Feb 2025[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
19 Mar 2025[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.3 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
746 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
321 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
228 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 786[30] 339[30] 233[30] 3.4[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2024 682[30] 292[30] 228[30] 3.0[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2023 778[30] 334[30] 232[30] 3.4[30] 1.4[30]
Entry Sept 2022 789[30] 340[30] 230[30] 3.4[30] 1.5[30]

Admissions

Application deadline
31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1470[1]
Trust
XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
http://sjb.surrey.sch.uk[1]
District
Woking[32]
Postcode
GU22 9AL[1]
URN
143369[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1541 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
26.5% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
13% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
3.6% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
6.8% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
69.4%[34]
Mixed
12.4%[34]
Asian
10.6%[34]
Black
5.1%[34]
Any other ethnic group
2.1%[34]
Unclassified
0.3%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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    Quote
    Please ensure all evidence is uploaded to the form and completed by the closing date of 31st October 2026. (p. 4)
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