St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary AcademyThornhill Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dewsbury.
Summary of the comparison
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy and Thornhill Community Academy are secondary schools in Dewsbury.
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Thornhill Community Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Thornhill Community Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged the expected standard and Thornhill Community Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 34.8 for St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy and 43.6 for Thornhill Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy (37.9 in 2021-22, 34.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Thornhill Community Academy (48.4 in 2021-22, 43.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DewsburySt John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | DewsburyThornhill Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F37/100 | C60/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 27th of 27 in Kirklees | 10th of 27 in Kirklees Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 928 | 910 | |
| Capacity | 1,069 | 900 | |
| Location | Dewsbury, WF13 4LL | Dewsbury, WF12 0HE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 34.8 | 43.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25.3% | 38.1% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46.0% | 61.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.7% | 57.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.02 | 3.87 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 174 | 168 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 9 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 21.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 928 | 910 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 43.5% | 33.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 19.7% | 48.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.0% | 17.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.8% | 3.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.0% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.1% | 27.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Thornhill Community Academy
Full profiles: St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy · Thornhill Community Academy