Secondary · WN6 · Wigan

St John Fisher Catholic High School

Baytree Road, Springfield, Wigan, WN6 7RN

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance95.5%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.58
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils998

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Jul 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — curriculum and teaching and achievement needs attention; inclusion, attendance and behaviour and leadership and governance expected standard; personal development and wellbeing strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood
  2. Latest ungradedSchool remains Good

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WN6. Where we have them, council (Wigan) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
998
Free school meals
33.4%
14.6% above district average (18.8%)

Also: Wigan 28.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
18.7%
0.3% above district average (18.4%)

Also: Wigan 17.7% · England 16.5%

EAL
14.7%
5.2% above district average (9.5%)
Attendance
95.5%
0.5% below district average (96%)

Also: Wigan 92% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
10.6%
Progress 8
-0.58 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
41.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
34.9%
Grade 4+ English & maths
55.2%
Entered for EBacc
16.1%
EBacc average point score
3.4

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WN6 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196.5%
  • 2021/2291.6%
  • 2022/2390.9%
  • 2023/2490.6%
  • 2024/2591.9%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1000
Pupils on roll
998

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Wigan page.

SEN support

SEN %
18.7%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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