St John's Catholic Comprehensive School

Gravesend

School Description

St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We have an extremely strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. Our recent Section 8 Inspection stated that - Pupils flourish in this inclusive school because staff provide high-quality care; Staff are consistently clear with their high expectations and Important values such as ‘excellence for all’ and ‘service to others’ underpin the ambitious culture in place. The school’s 2024 Progress 8 score of +0.11 was the seventh consecutive examination year where the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure, and is a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school.

This is an excellent and exciting time to join our thriving Catholic community and be part of a highly enthusiastic, forward thinking and supportive team.

If you would like to be part of this exciting opportunity, please visit our school website www.stjohnscs.com and click on the Recruitment tab to locate Recruitment Information and Monitoring forms.

Kindly complete the following forms and email them to Mrs L O'Neill (loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk): Application Form, Recruitment Monitoring Form, Consent to Obtain References Form and Staff Recruitment Online Checks Form.

St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

This post will be subject to safer recruitment procedures.

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Vacancies at this School

Teaching Jobs

Religious Education Teacher - Full Time

St John's Catholic Comprehensive School Gravesend

Pay:Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale Ref:KCC886-5461-272T

Start Date:September 2025 Advert Close Date:16/05/2025View Job

Design and Technology Head of Department - Full Time

St John's Catholic Comprehensive School Gravesend

Pay:Main Scale/Upper Pay Scale + TLR Ref:KCC886-5461-271T

Start Date:September 2025 Advert Close Date:16/05/2025View Job

Support Jobs

Cover Supervisor - Full Time

St John's Catholic Comprehensive School Gravesend

Pay:Dependent on experience Ref:KCC886-5461-270S

Start Date:September 2025 Advert Close Date:09/05/2025View Job

St John's Catholic Comprehensive School

Gravesend

Address

St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Rochester Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 2JW

School Information