Secondary
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1250 of 1383 places
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- THE BISHOP WHEELER CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
62%
55.1
3rd of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Harrogate we can score - 8 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 |
| Entered the EBacc | 78% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% |
| A level average points per entry | 36.29 |
| A level students | 459 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 54% |
| 23/24 | 69% |
| 24/25 | 62% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 36.0 |
| 23/24 | 37.5 |
| 24/25 | 36.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | +0.17 |
| 23/24 | +0.59 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 53.5 |
| 23/24 | 57.9 |
| 24/25 | 55.1 |
Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
North Yorkshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Steve Mort
- Address
- Hookstone Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8PT
- Telephone
- 01423887254