St John Fisher Catholic High School, Peterborough

52°34′49″N 0°13′30″W / 52.580399°N 0.225074°W / 52.580399; -0.225074InformationTypeVoluntary aided schoolMotto"I have come that they may have life and have it to the full"Religious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicEstablished1956Local authorityPeterboroughDepartment for Education URN110907 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherKate PereiraGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 18Websitewww.stjohnfisherschool.org.uk

St John Fisher Catholic High School, formerly known as St. John Fisher RC Comprehensive School, is in the city of Peterborough, England, and is the only Catholic school in Cambridgeshire. The school moved back to the Park Lane site and was reopened on 25 February 2009.

Sixth form

The school has a sixth form with approximately half of Year 11 staying on each year to complete A level courses. Many A level subjects are offered, some of which are taught at The King's School through a collaborative arrangement.

GCSE and A level results

Examination results have improved consistently at both GCSE and A level. Progress measures are especially strong and the changes to performance tables for 2016 emphasize this.

Inspection

A dip in performance saw the school placed in special measures from 2008 to 2010. Improvement saw the school judged Good in October 2013.^[1] The corresponding Diocesan Inspection judged it to be an outstanding Catholic school.

As of 2024^[update], the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2023, confirming the judgement of Good.^[2]

Modernisation

When the school was given over fourteen million pounds to modernise their buildings and facilities it was felt that the school itself needed to be modernised also. The school name changed to 'St. John Fisher Catholic High School', the school timetable changed from six lessons a day to four 75-minute lessons, and a new uniform and a new school logo were added. The school opened on 25 February 2009 in their old site with new facilities, buildings and a new look.

Executive head teacher Sean Hayes was appointed as permanent head teacher.

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