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Outstanding
Maintained school
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG28PT
014 2388 7254


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1465

St John Fisher Catholic High School is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1383. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 17 Oct 2006.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 10% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications). It is also in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 5 (A-Level and equivalent) performance and ranking according to the Average Point Score (how well pupils of the school have performed in their Academic qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
715 boys and 750 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
4.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
4.2%
EHC PLAN
0.8%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • VI - Visual Impairment
  • OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
57.7
Local Authority
48.7
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
63%
Local Authority
47%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 78% 43% 40%
EBacc average point score 5.39 4.33 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
95.3%
Local Authority
93.8%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Points 36.13 34.19 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
95.3%
Local Authority
93.8%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Points 36.2 34.28 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

17 Oct 2006

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -
Sixth form provision Outstanding




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 556
Of which first preference applications 203
Of which second preference applications 119
Of which third preference applications 154
Total offers made 208
Of which first preference offers 193
Of which second preference offers 12
Of which third preference offers 3




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
99%
Local Authority
96%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 93% 87% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 1% 4% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
80%
Local Authority
66%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 76% 63% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
37% 24% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
32% 20% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
2% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 2% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 2% 2% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
6
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
9
PROPERTY
£410,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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