St John Fisher Catholic Academy

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match North Yorkshire council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 130 families put this school as their first choice, and 182 places were offered. 130 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 13 December 2022. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1250 (capacity 1383)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of Leeds (rc)

Academy trust

THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01423887254

Address

Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT

Website

sjfchs.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports