St John Fisher Catholic College

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Newcastle-under-LymeConstituency

ST5 2SJPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Fisher Catholic College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,075 pupils. St John Fisher Catholic College is part of ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.5

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

29%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,075

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,075
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
5 Mar 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
27 Jan 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.