St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 210 families put St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College as their first choice and 416 named it as one of their preferences, for 209 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 238 first choices in 2021, against 210 in 2026.
Across County Durham, 94% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in County Durham lodged 232 appeals against secondary school offers; 166 reached a hearing and 45 succeeded (27.1% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 209 | 210 | 416 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 202 | 193 | 435 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 191 | 189 | 375 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 222 | 232 | 427 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 2022 | 224 | 218 | 461 | 1.0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 226 | 238 | 495 | 1.1 | 18 |
| 2020 | 214 | 215 | 483 | 1.0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 227 | 229 | 491 | 1.0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 228 | 244 | 481 | 1.1 | 19 |
| 2017 | 228 | 229 | 425 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 266 | 266 | 410 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 233 | 241 | 365 | 1.0 | 10 |
| 2014 | 207 | 203 | 340 | 1.0 | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.