St John's Catholic School for the Deaf is referred to as "Boston Spa" in British Sign Language.

[1][2] St John's School provides a day and boarding education for deaf and hard of hearing children and young people.

In the primary department, teachers use the Maternal Reflective Method of English language teaching, pioneered by Father van Uden, a Dutch oralist based at the Institution for the Deaf in Sint Michielsgestel.

Gabby Logan (the school's patron) presented a BBC Radio 4 Appeal on Easter Sunday 2009 to raise funds for an Expressive Arts Resource (EAR).

The School has adopted van Uden's Maternal Reflective Method, which promotes Spoken English using written texts.

The barrel-vaulted chapel, opened on 30 October 1889, was designed in a late Tudor and early Elizabethan styles, by Charles Hadfield.

[10] Ofsted inspected the School in October 2008 and found it to be Grade 4 (Inadequate), stating that "Significant improvement is required to ensure the School's recruitment policies and procedures comply with all the legislative requirements for the safeguarding of pupils",[11] however the "Effectiveness of the sixth form" (16–19 years of age) was rated Grade 1 (Outstanding).

[15] Boston Spa : the story of St. John's Catholic School for Deaf Children, 1875–1975; Joselyn Taylor.