St John Fisher Catholic College
Ashfields New Road, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
1,075 pupils · 110% of 981 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 December 2023, published 5 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 57.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 12.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.72 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 127 | 92 | 277 | 114 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 162 | 119 | 346 | 154 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 194 | 146 | 454 | 194 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 195 | 200 | 492 | 195 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 199 | 211 | 513 | 199 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 197 | 199 | 486 | 197 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 200 | 217 | 546 | 200 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 170 | 233 | 542 | 170 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Orme Academy 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Newcastle Academy 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Chesterton Community Sports College 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Thistley Hough Academy 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Clayton Hall Academy 3.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Joseph's College 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.