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St John Fisher Catholic High School

Wigan, WN6 7RNSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2021
Progress 8
-0.58
Well below average
−20+2
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
221 1st-choice / 193 places
Ranking
#2,717
of 3,141 nationally

About St John Fisher Catholic High School

St John Fisher Catholic High School sits within Wigan local authority, a mixed 11-16 Roman Catholic secondary that ranks 16th out of 19 schools in the borough on Progress 8. That puts it in the bottom half of Wigan’s secondaries, well behind the top-performing local peers. The three highest-ranked schools in the LA are St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Atherton High School, and Golborne High School, all of which post positive or near-zero Progress 8 scores. St John Fisher’s own score of -0.58 places it below the Wigan average of -0.3, and the school sits in the bottom 50 nationally on this measure. It is a large school, with 994 pupils against a capacity of 1,000, and it serves a community where 32.2 per cent of students are eligible for free school meals — well above the national average. The school has no sixth form, so all pupils leave at 16.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressBaytree Road, Wigan, Wigan, WN6 7RN
HeadteacherAlison Rigby
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils994
Free School Meals (FSM)32.2%
School Capacity994 / 1,000 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Nov 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Nov 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 16 Nov 2010. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Art StudiosSwimming PoolMusic RoomsTheatrePlaying FieldsGymnasiumLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

16

Sports

DanceRugbyAthleticsBasketballRoundersHockeyCricketMartial Arts

Clubs & Activities

Book ClubDebateOrchestraArt ClubChessCodingFilm ClubNewspaper

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:35 – 14:00

Source: sjfhs.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St John Fisher Catholic High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.