St John Fisher Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 11 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106535
- Address
- Baytree Road, Springfield, WN6 7RN
- Website
- sjfhs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1010 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 81.6%
Other White 7.2%
African 3.2%
Mixed 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.71
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.39
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 98 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 198 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St John Fisher Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 205 94 111 |
| Year 8 | 206 95 111 |
| Year 9 | 203 113 90 |
| Year 10 | 194 95 99 |
| Year 11 | 202 119 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 32.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 34.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 6.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.3% 1.2% |