St John Fisher Catholic Academy

Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT

Local ranking11th of 41 secondary schools in North Yorkshire

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1383

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St John Fisher Catholic High School (URN 121717) since 1 December 2021. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 55.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 62.4% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 79.5% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 78.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 5.1 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 210

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 98.0%
Continued in education: 93.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 3.0%
Not sustained: 2.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 89.0%
Higher education: 52.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 29.0%
Not sustained: 9.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

36.3

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

36.9

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

459

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 20.9% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 25.6
16-18 Cohort: 296

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1280
Boys: 588 (47%)
Girls: 662 (53%)
Capacity: 1383 (90% full)
SEND: 11.9%
FSM Eligible: 10.1%
EAL: 8.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.1%
SEN Support: 10.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 74.0
Budget per Pupil: £7,507/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 8.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 19.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

White British: 75.1%
White Other: 7.5%
Black African: 3.3%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
Asian Indian: 1.7%
White Irish: 1.6%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
Other: 1.6%

75.1%

White British

7.5%

White Other

3.3%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01423887254

office@sjfchs.org.uk

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Hookstone Drive

Harrogate, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN: 148855
UKPRN: 10089548
Establishment No.: 4609
Trust: THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

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