St. It supports moderate learning and severe learning.
- Ages 16–25
School details
- Type
- Specialist post-16 college (Section 41)
- Ages
- 16 to 25
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Headteacher
- Ms Sue Jenkins (Principal)
- Boarding
- College / FE residential accommodation
- Opened
- 20 June 2006
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- School reference (URN)
- 132016
Needs it supports
2 needs: moderate learning, severe learning
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Brighton and Hove (4)
- Severe learning difficulty Other schools for this in Brighton and Hove (2)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places at schools like this usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask questions
See whether the school feels right and whether it can meet your child’s needs. Our list of questions below can help.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Brighton and Hove council) that this is the school you want, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Free home-to-school transport is often part of the arrangement.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Read the latest inspection report
There’s no grade to show. Read this school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Contact and getting there
17 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0AF
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children Special school · Ages 5–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.1 miles
- Team Domenica Independent · Ages 18–25 1.4 miles
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 1.7 miles
All SEND schools in Brighton and Hove
By need in Brighton and Hove: Autism (7) · Speech and language (5) · Moderate learning (5) · Hearing (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4) · Severe learning (3) · Vision (3) · SEMH (2) · PMLD (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about St. John's College (Brighton)
How do I get a place at St. John's College (Brighton)?
There’s no catchment area or application round. Places usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult St. John's College (Brighton). If it is named in the plan, the school must admit your child.
What needs does St. John's College (Brighton) support?
Moderate learning difficulty and severe learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does St. John's College (Brighton) take?
Aged 16 to 25, boys and girls.
What is St. John's College (Brighton)’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is St. John's College (Brighton)?
17 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0AF, in Brighton and Hove.
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