St John Fisher Catholic High School
Park Lane, Peterborough, PE1 5JN
This school is closed (it closed in January 2026).
It was replaced by St John Fisher Catholic High School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Wilmore
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of East Anglia
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 815
- Pupils on roll
- 795
- URN
- 110907
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
About this school
St John Fisher Catholic High School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Peterborough. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 795 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St John Fisher Catholic High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 129 | 129 | 130 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 | 46.5 | 45.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.42 +0.18 to +0.67 | +0.67 +0.42 to +0.92 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 66.7% | 64.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 26.4% | 18.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St John Fisher Catholic High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.7 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.5 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.9 | 39.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 797 |
| 2023/24 | 796 |
| 2024/25 | 828 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John Fisher Catholic High School compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 61% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.9 | 6.1% | 33.9% | 795 | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| City of Peterborough Academy | 39.3 | 11.9% | 49.5% | 853 | 0.2 miles |
| Greater Peterborough UTC | 38.2 | 9.1% | 37.3% | 464 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Drive Secondary Academy | — | 9.6% | 41.9% | 594 | 1.9 miles |
| Stanground Academy | 46.7 | 6.7% | 30.9% | 1,654 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.88%
- English as an additional language
- 43.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.05%
- Persistent absence
- 15.01%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John Fisher Catholic High School0.0 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
City of Peterborough Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
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Greater Peterborough UTC0.6 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Manor Drive Secondary Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Stanground Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
- Arthur Mellows Village College Secondary
- City of Peterborough Academy Secondary
- Greater Peterborough UTC Secondary
- Hampton Gardens Secondary School Secondary
- Jack Hunt Academy Secondary
- Ken Stimpson Academy Secondary
- Manor Drive Secondary Academy Secondary
- Nene Park Academy Secondary
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy Secondary
- Queen Katharine Academy Secondary
- Sir Harry Smith Community College Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St John Fisher Catholic High School teach?
- St John Fisher Catholic High School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Peterborough.
- Has St John Fisher Catholic High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St John Fisher Catholic High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St John Fisher Catholic High School?
- St John Fisher Catholic High School had 795 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have St John Fisher Catholic High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.7 in 2022/23 and 45.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St John Fisher Catholic High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John Fisher Catholic High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.