St John Fisher Catholic High School in Harrogate

St John Fisher Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Harrogate. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/10/2006. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Website:	http://sjfchs.org.uk/
Telephone:	01423887254
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Secondary
Local authority:	North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Steve Mort
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Non-selective
Unique reference:	121717

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2006

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	11 - 18
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	1383
Number of Pupils:	1459
Number of Boys:	725
Number of Girls:	734

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.9%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.6%	8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.43 Confidence interval 0.25 to 0.61

Of the 202 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 196 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:	78%
England Average:	40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:	99%
England Average:	94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:	63%
England Average:	43%

Attainment 8 score

School:	57.7
England Average:	46.7

EBacc average point score

School:	5.39
England Average:	4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Willow Tree Community Primary School Wetherby Road , HG2 7SG	3out of 4	910 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oatlands Community Junior School Beechwood Grove , HG2 8QP	3out of 4	958 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oatlands Infant School Hookstone Road , HG2 8BT	4out of 4	1,120 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Belford Road , HG1 1JA	3out of 4	1,669 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hookstone Chase Primary School Hookstone Chase , HG2 7DJ	3out of 4	2,101 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Fisher Catholic High School Hookstone Drive , HG2 8PT	4out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aidan's Church of England High School Oatlands Drive , HG2 8JR	4out of 4	640 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harrogate High School Ainsty Road , HG1 4AP	3out of 4	1,822 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harrogate Grammar School Arthurs Avenue , HG2 0DZ	4out of 4	2,054 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rossett School Green Lane , HG2 9JP	2out of 4	2,652 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harrogate Language Academy 8a Royal Parade , HG1 2SZ	- not rated	2,321 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springwell Harrogate 59 Grove Road , HG1 5EP	4out of 4	2,352 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springwater School High Street , Starbeck HG2 7LW	4out of 4	2,592 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashville College Green Lane , HG2 9JP	- not rated	2,768 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Henshaws College Bogs Lane , HG1 4ED	- not rated	2,773 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St John Fisher Catholic High SchoolHookstone Drive, Harrogate