Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 10 2023 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119785
- Address
- Gibfield Road, BB8 8JT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 821 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 1.6% |
| Mixed | 4.4% |
| Pakistani | 9.5% |
| Other White | 13.8% |
| White British | 67.2% |
| Unclassified | 1.1% |
| African | 0.7% |
| Other | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Indian | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
| Chinese | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 19% |
| Local authority average | 34% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 43% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 44.1 |
| Local authority average | 45.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.61 |
| Local authority average | 3.95 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 159 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 158 |
Admissions
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 194
- 3rd preference
- 176
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 85 85 |
| Year 8 | 158 76 82 |
| Year 9 | 172 89 83 |
| Year 10 | 159 88 71 |
| Year 11 | 162 88 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 77.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.4% 3.0% |