St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
F37
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dewsbury, WF13 4LL
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Local ranking8th of 27 secondary schools in Kirklees
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 8 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 47.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 53.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 201
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1037
- Boys
- 530 (51%)
- Girls
- 502 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (98% full)
- SEND
- 15.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 38.7%
- EAL
- 20.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 12.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,261/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
- 10.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 68.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 17.1%
- Asian Indian: 4.1%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Other: 0.7%
68.4%
White British
17.1%
Asian Pakistani
4.1%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Old Bank Road
Dewsbury, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 139076
- UKPRN
- 10039870
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
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