St John Fisher Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Peterborough
- Unique reference
- 110907
- Address
- Park Lane, PE1 5JN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 796 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.2%
- Girls
- 42.8%
- First language not English
- 44.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
Other White 26.3%
Pakistani 18.2%
White British 14.7%
Other Asian 10.6%
Unclassified 8.2%
African 7.3%
Mixed 5.4%
Indian 4.9%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Caribbean 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 18%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 5 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 129 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 123 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 12 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
| Geography | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
St John Fisher Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 123
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 81 52 |
| Year 8 | 130 68 62 |
| Year 9 | 132 74 58 |
| Year 10 | 130 83 47 |
| Year 11 | 129 64 65 |
| Year 12 | 79 47 32 |
| Year 13 | 63 38 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 34.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 52.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 63.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 15.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 5.0% 14.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 1.7% |