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17:59 PM - 13 Sep 2025

Our Sixth Form Information Evening for families of Year 12 and 13 students takes place on Wednesday 17th September 2025. This will commence in the main hall at 6.00pm. We look forward to welcoming you all— StJohnsAberdare () Sep 13, 2025

08:54 AM - 4 Sep 2025

Our Key Stage 4 Information Evening for families of Year 10 and 11 pupils will take place on Wednesday 10th September 2025. This will commence in the main hall at 6.00pm. We look forward to welcoming you all— StJohnsAberdare () Sep 4, 2025

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08:48 AM - 4 Sep 2025

Our Annual Open Evening for families of Year 5 and 6 will take place on Thursday 25th September 2025. Follow the link for admissions details stjohnbaptist.co.uk/195/admi…— StJohnsAberdare () Sep 4, 2025

14:25 PM - 31 Aug 2025

The new school year begins tomorrow (1st September 2025) with two staff training days. All pupils return on Wednesday 3rd September 2025. We look forward to seeing everyone. Keep up to date with our school calendar by visiting the website and subscribe  stjohnbaptist.co.uk/214/cale…— StJohnsAberdare () Aug 31, 2025

18:17 PM - 21 Aug 2025

So proud of the students at and who have secured impressive GCSE results today. Well done on your achievements and we look forward to many of you returning in September. Thank you to our dedicated staff for their hard work and commitment 🙌🏻— Marc Belli () August 21, 2025

12:15 PM - 14 Aug 2025

Congratulations to students at and who have achieved wonderful A level results today. I’m so proud of your success and wish you every happiness in your exciting new adventures. Thank you to our fantastic staff who have supported these outcomes 🙌🏻— Marc Belli () August 14, 2025

17:46 PM - 18 Jul 2025

The school is now closed for the summer holidays. Wishing all pupils, staff and families a deserved break. We look forward to welcoming everyone in September— StJohnsAberdare () Jul 18, 2025

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11:46 AM - 16 Jul 2025

Pupils collecting their award for the 2025 Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative at the Swansea Waterfront Museum— StJohnsAberdare () Jul 16, 2025

18:27 PM - 12 Jul 2025

pic.twitter.com/TgVk6inr4w— Mrs Long () July 12, 2025

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18:10 PM - 12 Jul 2025

Yum… burgers! pic.twitter.com/pATbEMy0Yh— Mrs Long () July 12, 2025

Grant Expenditure Overview

All grant expenditure is designed to support specific areas of the school's work, against local, regional and national priorities. 

How the delegated grants are spent
At St John's, our grant spending plan is integrated into our School Development Plan (SDP). These focus on our four overarching priorities (2024 - 2027), which are specifically linked to

  1. Achievement;
  2. Culture;
  3. Curriculum; and
  4. Growth.

A copy of our strategic priorities are outlined below. Each priority has distinct milestones that enable the school to understand how well it is performing and be responsive to need.

Professional Learning Grant
Welsh Government has awarded schools in Wales additional financial support, through a Professional Learning Grant (PLG) to enable staff to prepare for the new curriculum for Wales. The grant has enabled us to continue to offer first class professional learning through the funding of a dedicated learning and teaching team to support our staff through effective planning, implementation as well as delivering our in-house professional learning and our strategic work on the new curriculum. 

Pupil Development Grant
The Pupil Development Grant (PDG) is designed to support improving outcomes and provision for students eligible for free school meals (eFSM) and looked after children (LAC). The PDG is intended to help overcome this additional barrier which prevent learners from disadvantaged backgrounds achieving their full potential.

Our PDG is spent in the following ways for 2024-25

  • Learning Coach/Mentor(s);
  • Additional cover supervisors to support small class teaching;
  • Additional mathematics and English teaching;
  • Alternative provision (ie. Calon) for those students identified as potentially becoming NEET (not in education, employment and training) and/or require bespoke programmes;
  • Uniform provision for those who require this; and 
  • Enrichment opportunities. 

The strategies implemented by the school are drawn upon the most effective practice and educational research from organisations such as Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Fund, which includes well-evidenced interventions as part of a whole-school strategy.

"The school uses its resources including the pupil development grant effectively to reduce the impact of poverty on educational attainment" (Estyn) 

Grant Spending Plan Date  
School Development Plan Priorities (2024-27) 27th Sep 2024 Download