St John Fisher Catholic High School
About the school
St John Fisher Catholic High School is an open secondary school in Wigan.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 1 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.3
- Wigan
- 43.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wigan
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.90%
- Wigan
- 38.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 55.20%
- Wigan
- 61.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 16.10%
- Wigan
- 29.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.4
- Wigan
- 3.73
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 24.19
AAB or better
- School
- 4.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
994
Girls
49.90%
Boys
50.10%
SEN support
15.90%
Education, health and care plan
2.82%
English as an additional language
14.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
32.90%
Overall absence
8.89
Persistent absence
24.78
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
194
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
5%