St John Fisher Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 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
- 994 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 14.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 79.1%
Other White 8.1%
African 3.8%
Mixed 2.3%
Other 1.7%
Indian 1.6%
Other Black 1.2%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.4
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 77 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 190 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
| French | GCSE | 19 |
| Geography | GCSE | 73 |
Admissions
St John Fisher Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 193
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 124
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 106 94 |
| Year 8 | 202 89 113 |
| Year 9 | 203 96 107 |
| Year 10 | 196 112 84 |
| Year 11 | 193 95 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |