St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Rochester, Medway
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is a secondary school in Rochester, Medway for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 October 2024. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 32% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Medway.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place for 2026, as was also the case at 4 of the 17 other Medway secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 102 first-choice applications for 174 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 18 Medway secondary schools.
- 33.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.5% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Medway.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- City Way, Rochester, ME1 2FA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 1,084 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm and friendly school that welcomes all pupils into its caring community.”
- “Pupils like coming to school and attend regularly.”
- “Typically, they feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “Covid restrictions had a negative impact on the school, particularly on staffing.”
- “However, this ambition is not being achieved.”
- “The behaviour of pupils is variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 102 first-preference applications, 174 offers in total, 102 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Fort Pitt Grammar School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Holcombe Grammar School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Rochester Grammar School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Victory Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brompton Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Thomas Aveling School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chatham Grammar 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published