St John Fisher Catholic College

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Staffordshire 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 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, 92 families put this school as their first choice, and 127 places were offered. 92 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 2023. Overall: Requires improvement

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour and attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Requires improvement

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

1075 (capacity 981)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Birmingham

Academy trust

ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01782307551

Address

Ashfields New Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ

Website

saintjohnfishercc.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports