St John's Catholic School
Academy in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
54°39′00″N 1°41′29″W / 54.65°N 1.6915°W / 54.65; -1.6915St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College is a Coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located on Woodhouse Lane in the town of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England.[1]
St John's Catholic School opened in 1964 and currently has 1372 pupils enrolled between the ages of 11 and 18 (of which 305 are aged 16–18).
School facilities include a swimming pool, sports hall, gymnasium and an Astroturf football pitch, all of which are used by the school and outside community groups.
St John's has a variety of after school clubs including a swimming club and chess club.
Notable people
- Sara Davies, entrepreneur, Dragon's Den
- Jamie Campbell, star of the BBC Three documentary Jamie:Drag Queen at 16 who attended his end of school prom in Drag.[2] The story was later adapted as the West End musical, Everybody's Talking About Jamie.[3]
References
- ^ The Education Authorities Directory and Annual. The School government handbooks. School Government Publishing Company. 2007. p. 219. ISBN 9780900640841. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "BBC Three - Jamie: Drag Queen at 16". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Veronica Lee (4 November 2017). "'A lad in a frock': the gay teen who inspired a West End show | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Department for Education
External links
- Official Site
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