St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary school located in Dewsbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Oxford Road, Dewsbury

School Information

Address: Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LL
Website: http://www.stjohnfisher.org.uk
Telephone: 01924527000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sarah Wilkinson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141470

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1069
Number of Pupils: 1091
Number of Boys: 547
Number of Girls: 544

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.41 Confidence interval -0.59 to -0.23
Of the 197 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 196 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.88
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green , WF13 2SU
4out of 4 454 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Boothroyd Lane , WF13 2LP
3out of 4 484 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Westmoor Primary School
Church Lane , Dewsbury Moor WF13 4EW
3out of 4 778 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Dewsbury)
Healds Road , WF13 4HY
2out of 4 865 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Carlton Junior and Infant School
Off Upper Road , Batley Carr WF13 2DQ
3out of 4 898 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Paulinus Catholic Primary School
Temple Road , WF13 3QE
3out of 4 1,071 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road , WF13 4LL
1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street , WF13 2JE
3out of 4 291 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road , WF12 7DW
3out of 4 2,050 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Heckmondwike Grammar School
High Street , WF16 0AH
4out of 4 2,472 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Upper Batley High School
Blenheim Drive , Batley Field Hill WF17 0BJ
3out of 4 3,233 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Branch Christian School
Dewsbury Gospel Church , West Park Street WF13 4LA
- not rated 444 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School
Drill Hall House , Bath Street WF13 2JR
- not rated 583 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Ethos College
Knowles Hill Road , WF13 4QS
4out of 4 1,065 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Institute of Islamic Education
South Street , Savile Town WF12 9NG
- not rated 1,529 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LX
- not rated 1,595 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.