St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2019 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
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 118908
- Address
- City Way, ME1 2FA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1094 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 33.5%
African 27.1%
Other White 9.8%
Mixed 7.2%
Unclassified 4.2%
Indian 3.7%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Caribbean 3%
Other 2.4%
Chinese 2%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.93
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 166 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 173 |
Admissions
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 157
- 3rd preference
- 136
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 24
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 110 98 |
| Year 8 | 180 99 81 |
| Year 9 | 177 97 80 |
| Year 10 | 178 99 79 |
| Year 11 | 181 90 91 |
| Year 12 | 101 46 55 |
| Year 13 | 69 38 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 26.0% 29.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 55.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 56.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 15.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 2.2% |