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
- 806 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 70.5%
Other White 13%
Pakistani 8.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.7
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.28
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 11 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| English Language | GCSE | 148 |
Admissions
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 199
- 3rd preference
- 181
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 72 88 |
| Year 8 | 176 87 89 |
| Year 9 | 157 86 71 |
| Year 10 | 156 85 71 |
| Year 11 | 157 92 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |