Welcome from the Headteacher

A very warm welcome to St John Bosco Arts College’s website. Our college is an exciting, vibrant and dynamic girls’ Catholic comprehensive school which has a very distinctive Salesian ethos grounded in support, care and a warm friendly atmosphere.

We believe in developing a rounded individual so that students are prepared for life academically, spiritually, morally and socially. In our school community we seek to nurture the gifts, dreams and talents of all in the spirit of St John Bosco.

The college is at the cutting edge of teaching and learning and thrives on providing the best opportunities to the young people that it serves and is one of only 835 schools in England granted teaching school status. The state of the art building and facilities help to make our students feel calm and safe.

All of our staff go the extra mile to ensure that our young people succeed in developing the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare for the next stage in their educational journey and able to compete in an ever increasing globalised market. St John Bosco Arts College is a happy school where students are keen to learn, are respectful and are supported by a strong pastoral team.

Inspired by the example of St John Bosco, the purpose of our College is to react to the needs of each individual student, touching their hearts and developing their talents and creative skills.

Our College is dedicated to serving the young people and families of our community through faith, hard work and dedication. I am very proud and privileged to be the headteacher of such a fantastic school and look forward to seeing you when you visit.

Mr D Gidman
Headteacher

Musical Theatre Workshop with Cahir O’Neill

Article brought to you by Ruby from the Student Editorial Team. Some lucky girls in my year got to go an exciting, fun and informative workshop about musical theatre, lead by Cahir O’Neill ! For those of you who don’t know a couple of important facts here: Fact 1 - Cahir O’Neill plays Grover, one of the lead roles in the The lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical which is

Careers Newsletter 29/09/25

Click below image to read this weeks Careers Newsletter - a collation of all the opportunities we have heard about from employers and universities.

Student of the week 26th September

Martyna Y7 Nominated by Mr Gaffney for making a great start to Year 7: " Martyna works so hard, she holds the Salesian values of our school respecting everyone she meets. She takes immense pride in her work and often shares with me in form her homework. Martyna is a fantastic new addition to the school community and a pleasure to teach!" Click here to see the latest Student of the Week!