St. John's College (Brighton)
St. John's College (Brighton) is a special post 16 institution in Brighton for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.
17 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0AF01273 244000st-johns.co.ukMs Sue Jenkins principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Brighton and Hove council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Brighton and Hove with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children | Non-maintained special | 110 m | 18 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Brighton College Prep School | Independent (grammar) | 220 m | 370 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 250 m | 193 | No overall grade 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Brighton College | Independent (grammar) | 310 m | 1,450 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Church of England | 510 m | 156 | No overall grade 2025 | 12 | Compare |
| Queen's Park Primary School | Council | 640 m | 286 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| Royal Spa Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 730 m | 85 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Luke's Primary School | Council | 730 m | 622 | No overall grade 2025 | 61 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St. John's College (Brighton) a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St. John's College (Brighton) yet.
How many pupils does St. John's College (Brighton) have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Does St. John's College (Brighton) have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 17 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0AF
- Telephone
- 01273 244000
- Website
- www.st-johns.co.uk
- Principal
- Ms Sue Jenkins
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 20 June 2006 (new provision)
- URN
- 132016 · LAESTAB 8467904 · UKPRN 10006199
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.