The John Fisher School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Unique reference
- 103009
- Address
- Peaks Hill, CR8 3YP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1154 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 22.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.9%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.8%
White British 34.1%
African 18.1%
Mixed 12.3%
Other White 10.3%
Other Asian 7.3%
Indian 6.2%
Other Black 3.2%
Chinese 2.3%
Irish 2.1%
Caribbean 2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.51
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 69%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.1
Local authority average 59.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.5
Local authority average 5.42
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 30 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 89 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
The John Fisher School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 151
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 264
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 92
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 8 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 9 | 193 193 0 |
| Year 10 | 191 191 0 |
| Year 11 | 187 187 0 |
| Year 12 | 111 111 0 |
| Year 13 | 112 112 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 94.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 18.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 70.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 4.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 1.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 83.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 25.0% 43.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 21.0% 38.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 3.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.6% 1.7% |