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The John Fisher School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Peaks Hill, Purley CR8 3YP · johnfisherschool.org · 020 8660 4555
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Sutton 59.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,116
- 94% of 1,190 places
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
- First language not English
- 22.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 132 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 175 | 132 | 0.8 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 156 | 0.9 | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 151 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 118 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 176 | 188 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.6, and 65.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sutton it was 59.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲65.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.99 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 70.6 | +1.1 |
| Sixth form college | 7 | +1.1 |
| Further education | 19.8 | +0.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83 students | C+ (32.3) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 83 students | C+ (32.3) | Above average +0.18 | |
| 48 students | Merit+ (29.5) | Average -0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 | C+ (32) | +0.16 |
| 2022/23 | 99 | C- (27.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 109 | C+ (34.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 97 | C+ (32.7) | +0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 91 | C+ (32.3) | +0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 98 | C (29.8) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 98 | C+ (31.8) | +0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 71.3 | +6.5 |
| Further and other education | 2.6 | +0.2 |
| Further education | 1.7 | — |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 12.2 | −5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.1 | +0.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 21 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The John Fisher School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2022Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (281 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 281
- 24% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 62 parents (22%) with SEND