UK Schools
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Ilkeston, Derbyshire County Council, teaching 625 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in April 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 48.1 (England 46.1). The 2026–2027 school year runs from 7 September 2026 to 2 December 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2026–2027
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy.
- 4 Bank Holidays for 2026/27
- 7 Friday 4 &
- 7 Bank Holidays for 2026/27
- 8 Years 7 and 11 Friday
- 27 November
- 2 Advent Term
- 25 Bank Holidays for 2026/27
- 28 Bank Holidays for 2026/27
- 1 New Year's Day
- 22 February
- 26 Good Friday
- 29 Easter Monday
- 3 Early May Bank Holiday
- 31 Spring Bank Holiday
- 26 July
- 30 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2026–2027)
- Bank Holidays for 2026/27 Sep 4, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Friday 4 & Sep 7, 2026 Term
- Bank Holidays for 2026/27 Sep 7, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Years 7 and 11 Friday Sep 8, 2026 Term
- November Nov 27, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Advent Term Dec 2, 2026 Term
- Bank Holidays for 2026/27 Dec 25, 2026 Bank Holiday
- Bank Holidays for 2026/27 Dec 28, 2026 Bank Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2027 Bank Holiday
- February Feb 22, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Good Friday Mar 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Easter Monday Mar 29, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 3, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 31, 2027 Bank Holiday
- July Jul 26, 2027 Bank Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 30, 2027 Bank Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy with Derbyshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 48.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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Attendance 23.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.