Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D52
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Colne, BB8 8JT
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Colne Primet Academy
Dent Street, Colne, BB8 8JF
Local ranking71st of 82 secondary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 16 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 163
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 858
- Boys
- 407 (51%)
- Girls
- 398 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (77% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.9%
- EAL
- 36.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.4%
- SEN Support
- 15.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,950/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
- 13.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 41.8% 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: 47.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 35.5%
- White Other: 7.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
- Gypsy/Roma: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
- Other: 1.2%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
47.8%
White British
35.5%
Asian Pakistani
7.8%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Dent Street
Colne, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 139130
- UKPRN
- 10039875
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- PENDLE EDUCATION TRUST
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