St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME1 2FAPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Medway, South East.

It currently serves 1,084 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.29

Ethnicity

White

41%

Asian

10%

Black

35%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,084

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,084
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Jan 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
12 Jun 2019	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.