The John Fisher School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Purley, CR8 3YP
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Thomas More Catholic School
Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2XP
Local ranking16th of 23 secondary schools in Croydon
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
850
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2024 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 16 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 113
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2023-24
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 59.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 22.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2023-24*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D-
Avg A-Level Grade
16.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 34.4
19.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.1
24
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.1%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 19
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 631
- Boys
- 359 (60%)
- Girls
- 240 (40%)
- Capacity
- 850 (70% full)
- SEND
- 14.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 43.1%
- EAL
- 35.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 12.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,686/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Black African: 24.9%
- White British: 13.9%
- White Other: 12.2%
- Asian Other: 12.1%
- Black Caribbean: 8.8%
- Mixed Other: 5.9%
- Asian Indian: 4.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.8%
24.9%
Black African
13.9%
White British
12.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Russell Hill Road
Purley, London
Administrative
- URN
- 101821
- UKPRN
- 10016014
- Establishment No.
- 5403
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