Academy · County Durham

St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

Secondary
Ages 11–18
Roman Catholic
Sixth form

Term dates

Academys can set their own term dates. Many follow County Durham council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

2026/27

2027/28

See County Durham's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

About and location

Type: Academy
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1229 (capacity 1400)
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Diocese: Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Academy trust: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Admissions: Non-selective
Phone: 01388603246
Address: Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Website: stjohns.bhcet.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports

School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.