St John’s Catholic Comprehensive School
Head's Welcome
Our mission is simple – to become the best school we can be, producing outstanding academic results (“Excellence for all”) and young people who will work to serve and lead others in society (“Service to Others”)
Our ethos and approach reflects the catholic nature of our school and focuses on developing the whole person so that they fulfil their God-given potential.
Latest News
30/03/26Cultural Day
St John’s Cultural Day Our Cultural Day, held on the 24th March, was a wonderful celebration of the diversity and inclusivity across our school, and it was hugely appreciated by our students. It was lovely to see so many of our pupils showcasing their own natio...
30/03/26St John’s is an Outstanding Catholic School!
We are absolutely delighted to share with you that, following our Catholic Schools Inspection in March 2026, we have been judged an Outstanding Catholic School and one where ‘Christ is at the heart of this community’. The report (click here to view) reads incredibly well and is a real...
20/03/26Performing Arts Project Chatham Historic Dockyard
Our Year 12 and 13 Drama and Dance students stepped into the gritty world of Peaky Blinders as they filmed their physical theatre project Razor’s Edge on location at Chatham Dockside with a professional videographer. The historic dockyard became the perfect atmospheric backdrop for their st...
17/03/26Colour Run 2026
Congratulations and thank you to all those students (and staff!) who participated in last Friday’s Colour Run, particularly those that obtained sponsorship for the event. It was a really joyous afternoon and a wonderful occasion for our school community. The students rai...
10/03/26Gymnastics Achievements at National Finals
Across Friday 6th and Saturday 7th March 2026, our St John’s Gymnastics Squad travelled to Fenton Manor Leisure Centre in Stoke-on-Trent to represent the school and the South East Region at the National Finals of the Milano Team Trio competition. Despite it being their first exper...
11/02/26Year 10 Tennis Girls
CONGRATULATIONS to our Year 10 tennis girls, who were victorious at Saturday’s Kent LTA Awards in Gillingham, resulting in St John’s being crowned ‘Kent Tennis School of the Year 2025!!!’ Five of the girls, Hallie, Evie, Amaya, Kelsey and Alysha...
An Outstanding Catholic School
Section 48 Inspection 2020Pupils make an outstanding contribution to the Catholic Life of the school and derive great benefit from attending St John's.
Section 48 Inspection 2020Pupils are proud of the school and they enjoy the wide range of clubs and other activities on offer.
Ofsted Inspection 2018Behaviour throughout the school is exemplary. It reflects outstanding pastoral care for all members of the community.
Section 48 Inspection 2020
Contact Us
St John's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolRochester Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 2JW For all enquiries, please contact our reception team, using the telephone number or email address below. 01474 534718 office@stj.kent.sch.uk Our school reception is open Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 4pm.