St John's Catholic Specialist School

St John's Catholic Specialist School is a non-maintained residential and day school serving children from primary age through sixth form. The school aims to nurture well-rounded young people equipped to thrive in all areas of life, and it has been helping children realise their potential for more than 150 years. Sixth form students are supported in moving on to further education, training or employment, and weekly boarding residential students build friendships and independence skills.

The school provides specialist learning spaces for children who are hearing impaired, on the autistic spectrum, or who have complex sensory or communication challenges. It describes itself as a calm, autism-friendly and nurturing setting. An in-house therapeutic team, including speech and language therapists, licensed Thrive practitioners, a school nurse and an audiologist, supports pupils' mental, physical and other health needs. The school takes a trauma-informed, whole-school approach to emotional wellbeing and personal growth.