St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Derby
Unique reference
138514
Address
Alvaston Street, Alvaston, DE24 0PA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
195 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
34.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.5%
Persistent absence
17.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.6%
African 19%
Other White 14.4%
Mixed 10.8%
Caribbean 2.6%
Other Black 2.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other 1%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
14
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
15
5
Year 1
24
13
11
Year 2
24
13
11
Year 3
30
14
16
Year 4
34
16
18
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
33
17
16
Year 2023-2024

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