Welcome to
Our Catholic Specialist School
Welcome to
Our Catholic Specialist School
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Our approach to education
At St John’s we want to nurture well-rounded young people who are equipped to thrive in all areas of life.
St John’s has been helping children realise and achieve their full potential for more than 150 years. Our specialist learning spaces support children who are hearing impaired, on the autistic spectrum or have complex sensory or communication challenges.
Sixth form students are supported to transition to further education, training or employment, with a strong focus on gaining the skills they need to take their next steps successfully.
And for our weekly boarding residential students, there’s a chance to enrich friendships and gain vital skills for independence in a caring, nurturing and safe environment.
What makes us different
St John’s is a school where children are cared for, and cared about, where pupils have a sense of belonging.
Our school offers day and residential places and is a calm, autism-friendly, nurturing and welcoming place for pupils to learn and make friends.
Our in-house therapeutic team including speech and language therapists, licenced Thrive practitioners as well as our school nurse and audiologist, all help to ensure pupils’ mental, physical and other health needs are met.
We take a trauma-informed, whole school approach to improving the mental health, personal growth and emotional wellbeing of children and young people and our focus on personal development helps our pupils to:
- build confidence
- be proud
- feel accepted
- develop resilience
and feel good about themselves.
Headteacher
Our Headteacher Kevin Harrington has a wealth of experience supporting children and young people with special educational needs to fulfil their potential.
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