St John Fisher Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

st-john-fisher-catholic-academy-north-yorkshire-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

North YorkshireLocal Authority

Harrogate and KnaresboroughConstituency

HG2 8PTPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Fisher Catholic Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,250 pupils. St John Fisher Catholic Academy is part of The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 62.4%
EBacc average point score: 5.13

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,250

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,250
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Nov 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.