St John Fisher Catholic College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
Every applicant was offered a place
From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 1 March 2024
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St John Fisher Catholic College is a secondary school in Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 13 December 2023. Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 entry.
St John Fisher Catholic College 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 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (13 December 2023), while 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire are Good and 1 has no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 35% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Staffordshire.
- There were 92 first-choice applications for 127 Year 7 offers in 2026: 0.7 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 47 Staffordshire secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, 35 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower, and 30 went to families living outside Staffordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ashfields New Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- Staffordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,075 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 13 December 2023
Strengths
- “Many pupils are happy at St John Fisher Catholic College.”
- “The sixth form is a strength of the school, where the curriculum is delivered to a more consistently high standard.”
- “Students in the sixth form appreciate this, as well as the advice and guidance they receive.”
To improve
- “That said, for too many pupils, their educational experience is variable, and they find this frustrating.”
- “This variability includes the quality of education and how leaders ensure consistent standards of good behaviour.”
- “However, pupils are clear that there are inconsistencies, and too often lessons are disrupted by poor behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 2024 (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) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 92 first-preference applications, 127 offers in total, 92 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 Staffordshire.
- The Orme Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Newcastle Academy 1.0 mi Good
- Chesterton Community Sports College 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Clayton Hall Academy 2.0 mi Good
- Sir Thomas Boughey Academy 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Madeley High School 4.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The King's CofE Academy 4.8 mi School remains Good
- Kidsgrove Secondary School 5.4 mi Good
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