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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School

City Way, Rochester, ME1 2FA

Local ranking14th of 20 secondary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

1185

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 29 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Sixth form provision
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
40.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
32.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
50.3% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
7.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size
179

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
87.0%
Continued in education
84.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
1.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
79.0%
Higher education
51.0%
Apprenticeships
4.0%
Employment
21.0%
Not sustained
13.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

D+

Avg A-Level Grade

24.8

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

25.0

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

65

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
7.1% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points
24.8
16-18 Cohort
181

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1105
Boys
591 (53%)
Girls
514 (47%)
Capacity
1185 (93% full)
SEND
17.8%
FSM Eligible
35.6%
EAL
21.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.3%
SEN Support
16.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
57.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,814/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.8% 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

2024-25
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  • White British: 34.6%
  • Black African: 29.7%
  • White Other: 8.8%
  • Asian Indian: 4.2%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.1%
  • Black Caribbean: 2.8%
  • Other: 2.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.5%

34.6%

White British

29.7%

Black African

8.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
118908
UKPRN
10006189
Establishment No.
5436

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