71%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
50%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
48.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
49%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
642.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
678
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 15/05/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerbyshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy · Secondary · Derbyshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
71%
-1pp
79%75%70%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
50%
0pp
59%52%44%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
Attainment 8
48.1
+0.3
51.449.647.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48.1
EBacc entry
49%
-2pp
51%35%19%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
EBacc APS
642.3
+137.3
642.3565.3488.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 642.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
678
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Abbot Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Local authority
Derbyshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 50% | 48.1 | Not applicable | 49% | 642.3 | 50% | 678 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 50% | 47.8 | +0.21 | 51% | 505.0 | 54% | 685 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 44% | 48.0 | -0.11 | 38% | 488.3 | 41% | 657 |
| 2021/22 | 70% | 49% | 47.9 | -0.22 | 19% | 552.9 | 30% | 671 |
| 2018/19 | 79% | 59% | 51.4 | +0.04 | 47% | 544.3 | 53% | 654 |
| 2017/18 | 72% | 51% | 49.4 | -0.16 | 48% | 521.0 | 51% | 665 |
| 2016/17 | 72% | 52% | 45.6 | -0.40 | 17% | — | 39% | 647 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 678 | 18.0 | 17% | 8% | 25% | 9% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 685 | 18.6 | 15% | 6% | 24% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 657 | 16.6 | 18% | 6% | 23% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 671 | 16.4 | 18% | 4% | 20% | 8% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 678 | 17.7 | 15% | 3% | 19% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 654 | 17.2 | 14% | 3% | 20% | 7% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 665 | 16.4 | 14% | 3% | 18% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 647 | 16.3 | 19% | 3% | 21% | 6% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.