The John Fisher School is a secondary school located in Purley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3YP
Website: http://www.johnfisherschool.org/
Telephone: 02086604555
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sutton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr P E McCullagh
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 103009

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1205
Number of Pupils: 1164
Number of Boys: 1164
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.23 Confidence interval 0.02 to 0.43
Of the 154 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 151 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:58%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:66%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Purley Nursery School
58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE
4out of 4 1,601 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wallington Primary Academy
Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9JN
1out of 4 866 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School
Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP
3out of 4 1,053 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Foresters Primary School
Redford Avenue , SM6 9DP
3out of 4 1,258 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Elphege's RC Junior School
Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9HY
4out of 4 1,366 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Elphege's RC Infants' School
Mollison Drive , Roundshaw SM6 9HY
4out of 4 1,366 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The John Fisher School
Peaks Hill , CR8 3YP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Thomas More Catholic School
Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP
3out of 4 1,053 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wallington High School for Girls
Woodcote Road , SM6 0PH
3out of 4 1,177 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wilson's School
Mollison Drive , SM6 9JW
4out of 4 1,681 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Woodcote High School
Meadow Rise , CR5 2EH
3out of 4 1,887 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Laleham Lea School
29 Peaks Hill , CR8 3JJ
- not rated 212 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cumnor House School
1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB
- not rated 925 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St David's School
23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL
- not rated 1,249 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cumnor House School
168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA
- not rated 1,979 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
St Nicholas School
Reedham Drive , CR8 4DS
3out of 4 2,252 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.