St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Yorkshire
Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/12/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
19.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,250
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,383 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
190
Places offered
593
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 156 | 26 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 157 | 13 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 131 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 593 | 190 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
North Yorkshire lets families list 5 preferences. 90 applications came from outside the council area (40 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steve Mort
- Address
- Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT
- Phone
- 01423887254
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone · Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148855
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
1,250 pupils · 1,383 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
13 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,025 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.59 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.45 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 210 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 20.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 459 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 210 | 29% | 65% | 83% | |
| Mathematics | 209 | 28% | 68% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 208 | 22% | 75% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 204 | 36% | 68% | 79% | |
| Geography | 137 | 26% | 61% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 131 | 2% | 33% | 67% | |
| French | 126 | 26% | 61% | 78% | |
| Biology | 77 | 55% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 77 | 44% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 77 | 56% | 99% | 100% | |
| History | 71 | 45% | 82% | 92% | |
| Physical Education | 66 | 36% | 71% | 83% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 120 | 6% | 16% | 48% | |
| Mathematics | 117 | 12% | 44% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 103 | 14% | 41% | 70% | |
| Biology | 96 | 14% | 38% | 70% | |
| Physics | 69 | 9% | 25% | 42% | |
| Economics | 68 | 6% | 19% | 54% | |
| Sociology | 67 | 1% | 15% | 34% | |
| History | 66 | 3% | 42% | 58% | |
| Geography | 66 | 14% | 26% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 58 | 12% | 24% | 45% | |
| Business Studies | 54 | 0% | 13% | 35% | |
| Government and Politics | 47 | 11% | 34% | 72% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 16506: St John Fisher & St Aidans Associated Sixth Form, Harrogate
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Yorkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.