St John Fisher Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 148855
- Address
- Hookstone Drive, HG2 8PT
- Website
- http://sjfchs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1328 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 75.8%
Other White 7.8%
Mixed 5.6%
Irish 2.1%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.5
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.95
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
Biology | GCSE | 71 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 71 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
Dance | GCSE | 24 |
English Language | GCSE | 223 |
English Literature | GCSE | 221 |
Admissions
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 152
- From another Local Authority
- 107
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 46
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 194 101 93 |
Year 8 | 187 84 103 |
Year 9 | 212 111 101 |
Year 10 | 214 106 108 |
Year 11 | 224 111 113 |
Year 12 | 137 59 78 |
Year 13 | 156 77 79 |
Year 14 | 4 2 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 92.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 14.0% 33.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 72.0% 37.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 12.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.3% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 76.0% 66.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 36.0% 31.6% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.8% 2.2% |