St John Fisher Catholic High School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Peterborough, PE1 5JN
- Distance
- 0.3km away
City of Peterborough Academy
Reeves Way, Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Local ranking9th of 14 secondary schools in Peterborough
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 4 July 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 33.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 166
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 830
- Boys
- 464 (54%)
- Girls
- 389 (46%)
- Capacity
- 900 (95% full)
- SEND
- 8.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 49.5%
- EAL
- 51.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 6.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 58.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,607/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
- 11.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 38.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 28.1%
- White Other: 27.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 11.5%
- Mixed Other: 6.9%
- Asian Other: 5.3%
- Black African: 5.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.6%
28.1%
White British
27.9%
White Other
11.5%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Reeves Way
Peterborough, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139082
- UKPRN
- 10042143
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
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