Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary school in Pendle, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 812 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (10 Oct 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 44.1 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 193 first-preference applications and 179 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Requires improvement
Based on 10 Oct 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 23 Nov 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Lancashire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 179 |
| First-preference applications | 193 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 556 |
| First-preference offers | 174 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 44.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 68.1% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 43.1% |
| EBacc entry | 19.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 10% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 6.3% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.61 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 3.3% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 76.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% |
| Employment | 5.3% |
| Not sustained | 2.6% |
| Unknown | 4.6% |
Cohort: 151 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92.7%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
15.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 7.33% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.98% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 67% |
| White other | 13.9% |
| Mixed | 4.9% |
| Asian | 11.9% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Other | 0.6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
100% would recommend this school
48 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 95.8% |
| Feels safe | 100% |
| Behaviour | 93.7% |
| Bullying handled | 100% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 37.5% |
| Communication | 93.8% |
| Concerns handled | 45.8% |
| Best interests | 89.6% |
| Support to learn | 87.5% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:35 – 15:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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