# St John Fisher Catholic College

St John Fisher Catholic College is a secondary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,075 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E140802. [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,075
- Council: Newcastle-under-Lyme
- URN: 140802

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), December 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St John Fisher Catholic College was 41.7, against 40.0 in Newcastle-under-Lyme and 46.2 in England.
39.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Newcastle-under-Lyme | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 40.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.4% | 32.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59.1% | 52.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 198 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newcastle-and-stafford-colleges-group-e130812): 180 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e140803): 420 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-and-st-georges-church-of-england-academy-e141486): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blackfriars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackfriars-academy-e141448): 890 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, October 2023
- [Hempstalls Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hempstalls-primary-school-e142843): 930 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Knutton St Marys CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knutton-st-marys-cofe-academy-e142078): 990 m. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, March 2025. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140802)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140802)

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