St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE24 0PAPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 179 pupils. St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 35%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

58%

Asian

Black

29%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

179

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 179
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
3 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Jun 2014	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.