Dance 'O' Clock - St John's School and Community College

2.2 Our SchoolSt John’s is a large rural comprehensive school with around 1500 students, includinga large sixth form of 250 students. The school was described at its last OFSTED as agood school with outstanding features, one of which is our curriculum which will beutilised to ensure the sustainability of this plan.The school became a specialist technology college in 1998, a specialist languagecollege in 2005 and an International Baccalaureate World School in 2007. Its studentscome from a wide range of backgrounds, reflecting the mixed nature of the area. Veryfew come from minority ethnic groups or do not speak English as their first language,because of the demographic profile of the school’s catchment area. Attainment onentry is just above average. Students are organised into year groups and are taught inmainly mixed ability classes at KS3. At KS4 there is more setting on the basis ofability.There are about 20 students with a statement of educational need currently on roll. AllSEN students use public transport, walk, or their parents bring them to school. Wehave no students who use wheelchairs.The architecture of the current sites prevents any students in wheelchairs from fullyaccessing the curriculum; however the new building will be completely accessible. Weplan to begin integration programmes for those children of our community who arecurrently educated elsewhere, who want to join us, immediately the new buildingprogramme commences in 2008.Full TimeTeaching Staff 79 31Support Staff 27 51Part TimeThe Savernake (Lower School) site is open from 7am until 6pm daily in term time forstaff. Lower School students are allowed on site daily from 8am (Early Birds club) until5pm (Homework club).The Stedman (Upper School) site is also open from 7am until 6pm daily in term time,for both staff and students, and the school library at the Stedman site is open forUpper School students from 08:00am until 5:30pm each day.There are sports activities after school for three days a week on both sites whichinclude training and matches. In addition to sporting provision for our pupils a numberof extended schools activities take place throughout the year including clubs for art,drama, music, study support, cookery, debating and the school play.The school is used as a centre for many primary school sporting festivals. Childrenand parents converge on the school during the school day and after school forsporting festivals in rugby, netball, football, cricket, hockey, orienteering, dance,9