St John's School and College

St John’s School and College
Type	Special school; Academy
Headteacher	Mr Ron Babbage
Location	Austin Canons Bedford Road Kempston Bedfordshire MK42 8AA England Coordinates: 52°07′34″N 0°28′55″W / 52.126°N 0.482°W / 52.126; -0.482
Local authority	Bedford
DfE number	822/5951
DfE URN	137469 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	157 as of January 2016
Gender	Mixed
Ages	2–19
Website	School website

St John’s School and College is a mixed special school located in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England.^[1] The school educates pupils ages 2 to 19 from all over the Borough of Bedford.

History

In October 2009, Bedford Borough Council launched a consultation on the future of special education provision in the borough. The consultation included options to move St John’s School to an educational campus in Biddenham. Another proposal involved merging St John's School with Grange School and Ridgeway School to create one special school for the whole of the Borough of Bedford.^[2] In January 2010, Bedford Borough Council confirmed its intention to move St John’s School in the next few years to a new campus on the site of Biddenham Upper School in Biddenham.^[3]

However, 1 September 2011, the school officially gained academy status, meaning that Bedford Borough Council no longer have control over the school. The planned move of the school is not due to proceed.

Academics

The school is for pupils between the ages of 2 and 19 years of age, whose special educational needs fall predominantly within the category of Severe Learning Difficulties, although other physical or behavioural difficulties may also be present.

St John’s School is currently organised into two departments:

The Primary Department for pupils aged 2 - 11
The Secondary Department for pupils aged 11 - 19

Facilities for pupils at the school include an indoor heated hydrotherapy swimming pool which includes a jacuzzi, changing rooms, toilets and shower areas. There also is an interactive light and sound room and 2 'rumpus rooms' to provide pupils with additional sensory experiences.

References

↑ http://st-johns-school.co.uk/
↑ "''Parents' fears over special schools plan'' Bedfordshire on Sunday". Bedsonsunday.com. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
↑ Published on Thursday 21 January 2010 09:54 (2010-01-21). "Special schools shake-up planned - News". Bedford Today. Retrieved 2012-08-06.

External links

St John’s School homepage

Schools in Bedfordshire¹

Middle	Alban Ashton Beauchamp Etonbury Goldington Harrold St Gregory's RC Westfield

Secondary	All Saints Academy Ashcroft High School Bedford Academy Bedford Free School Biddenham International School Cardinal Newman RC School Castle Newnham School Cedars Upper School The Chalk Hills Academy Challney High School for Boys Challney High School for Girls Denbigh High School Harlington Upper School Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College Houghton Regis Academy Icknield High School Lealands High School Lea Manor High School Manshead School Mark Rutherford School Putteridge High School Queensbury Academy Redborne Upper School St Thomas More RC School Samuel Whitbread Academy Sandy Upper School Sharnbrook Upper School Stockwood Park Academy Stopsley High School Stratton Upper School The Studio School Luton UTC Central Bedfordshire Vandyke Upper School Wootton Upper School

Independent	Bedford Girls' School Bedford Modern School Bedford Preparatory School Bedford School Rabia School Rushmoor School St Andrew's School

Special	The Chiltern School Grange Academy Ivel Valley School Oak Bank School Ridgeway School St John's School Weatherfield Academy Woodlands Secondary School

Sixth form and FE colleges	Barnfield College Bedford College Central Bedfordshire College Kimberley College Luton Sixth Form College Shuttleworth College Stella Mann College

Former	Bedford High School Dame Alice Harpur School Dunstable Grammar School

¹includes schools in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton.

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