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St John Fisher Catholic College

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Ashfields New Road, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 2SJ · saintjohnfishercc.co.uk · 01782 307551

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.8
average Attainment 8 score. Staffordshire 43.9, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,075
94 over 981 places · 110%
Local authority
Staffordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22.5%
First language not English
31.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 127 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 211 (Places 199)211September 2023: 200 (Places 195)200September 2024: 146 (Places 194)146September 2025: 119 (Places 162)119September 2026: 92 (Places 127)92Places 127
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026127920.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251621190.7100%
September 2024Sept 20241941460.891%
September 2023Sept 20231952001▲84%
September 2022Sept 20221992111.1▲86%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.8, and 34.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Staffordshire it was 43.9, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.8 (England 46.3)46.82017/18: 46.4 (England 46.5)46.42018/19: 44.0 (England 46.7)44.02021/22: 48.5 (England 48.8)48.52022/23: 40.0 (England 46.3)40.02023/24: 43.5 (England 45.9)43.52024/25: 41.8 (England 46.0)41.8England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.846.0
▼34.8%45.4%
▼57.6%64.8%
▼12.6%40.5%
▼3.504.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form24.7−2
Sixth form college4+1.4
Further education57.1−2.1
Apprenticeship5.6+3.5
Employment1.5−0.1
Not in a lasting destination5.1+0.9
Activity not captured2−0.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 26.2 (England 30.5)C-2016/17: 29.2 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.0 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 30.1 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 32.8 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 25.6 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 25.9 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 29.3 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
40 studentsC (29.3)Average -0.19
41 studentsC (29.5)Below average -0.20
10 studentsMerit- (22.8)Below average -0.44
12.5%AAB or better
94.6%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2445C- (25.9)-0.40
2022/2363C- (25.6)—
2021/2257C+ (32.8)—
2018/1949C (30.1)-0.28
2017/1853C (29)-0.23
2016/1781C (29.2)-0.12
2015/1647C- (26.2)-0.27

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University71.7+6
Apprenticeship1.9−1.1
Employment18.9+5.5
Not in a lasting destination1.9−2.6
Activity not captured5.7−1.8

Ofsted

St John Fisher Catholic College was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
13 Dec 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
  • Mar 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
69%
Replies
117
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼74% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼64% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼75% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 47% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●68% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (24%) with SEND

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