St John's RC Comprehensive School

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St John's RC Comprehensive School
Established	1964
Type	Comprehensive
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Head Teacher	Mr G. Moran (on sabbatical) Mr F. O'Neill acting head
Specialism	Technology College
Location	Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL14 6JT England
LEA	Durham
Ofsted number	114325
Students	1300
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
Website	http://www.stjohnsrc.durham.sch.uk/

Chart showing the percentage of pupils at each school achieving 5+ GCSEs (including Maths and English) at grade A*-C compared to national and LEA averages^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Legend St John's Barrington King James National Average LEA Average

St John's RC Comprehensive School is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic Comprehensive school in the town of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. The school is a specialist technology college. The school currently has around 1300 pupils between the ages of 11 and 18, making it the town's largest secondary school. The school opened in 1964 and is located on Woodhouse Lane next to Bishop Auckland College and opposite Bishop Barrington School.

St Johns recently received a grant of around £7 million to expand the school's science department and facilities.