# St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Derby, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 179 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138514. [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 179
- Council: Derby
- URN: 138514

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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 2024/25, 61% of pupils at St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Derby and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Derby | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 103 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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.

- [Alvaston Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alvaston-infant-and-nursery-school-e112744): 520 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2023
- [Alvaston Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alvaston-junior-academy-e145759): 520 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wyndham Spencer Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyndham-spencer-academy-e138443): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oakwood Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-infant-and-nursery-school-e112767): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023
- [Kingsmead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmead-school-e151934): 1.1 km. Special. School remains Good, September 2021
- [Oakwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-junior-school-e146938): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 60% 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/138514)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138514)

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