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St John Fisher Catholic Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Hookstone Drive, Harrogate HG2 8PT · sjfchs.org.uk · 01423 887254

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
55.1
average Attainment 8 score. North Yorkshire 46.5, England 46
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,250
90% of 1,383 places
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
11.6%
First language not English
10.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 130 families put the school first and 182 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: 167 (Places 177)167September 2023: 182 (Places 197)182September 2024: 156 (Places 175)156September 2025: 149 (Places 190)149September 2026: 130 (Places 182)130Places 182
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261821300.7100%
September 2025Sept 20251901490.8100%
September 2024Sept 20241751560.999%
September 2023Sept 20231971820.996%
September 2022Sept 20221771670.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 62.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Yorkshire it was 46.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.3 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: 56.9 (England 46.3)56.92017/18: 58.2 (England 46.5)58.22018/19: 57.7 (England 46.7)57.72021/22: 59.8 (England 48.8)59.82022/23: 53.5 (England 46.3)53.52023/24: 57.9 (England 45.9)57.92024/25: 55.1 (England 46.0)55.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲55.146.0
▲62.4%45.4%
▲79.5%64.8%
▲78.1%40.5%
▲5.134.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121717)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form71.3−0.8
Sixth form college0.4−5.4
Further education19.7+6
Other education1.3−0.5
Apprenticeship0.4−1.8
Employment0.9−1.8
Not in a lasting destination4.5+2.7
Activity not captured1.3—

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: 31.4 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 32.9 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 36.1 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 40.0 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.0 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 37.5 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 36.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
459 studentsB- (36.3)Above average +0.10
462 studentsB- (36.3)Above average +0.10
110 studentsMerit (25.6)Below average -0.31
13 studentsMerit+ (28.9)Average -0.10
20.9%AAB or better
95.5%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24500B- (37.5)+0.22
2022/23464B- (36)—
2021/22487B (40)—
2018/19505B- (36.1)-0.03
2017/18496C+ (33.5)-0.06
2016/17531C+ (32.9)+0.02
2015/16557C (31.4)-0.06

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
Left in 2019/20Since 2016/17
University60+5
Further and other education4−2
Further education2−3
Other education10
Apprenticeship3−2
Employment25−1
Not in a lasting destination6+1
Activity not captured2−1

Published for the predecessor school (URN 121717)

Ofsted

St John Fisher Catholic Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
13 Dec 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Oct 2006

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121717), which Ofsted links to this one.

Before September 2019

  • May 2019Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingMet

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121717)

  • Oct 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121717)

What parents said

64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
64%
Replies
177
12% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼79% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼71% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼71% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼53% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●88% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼62% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼50% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 42% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼28% agreeEngland 67%

based on 42 parents (24%) with SEND

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