The John Fisher School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Boys · Sutton
Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3YP
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
16.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,116
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,190 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
132 of 156 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
464
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 156 | 132 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 97 | 21 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 12 | ● 17% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 139 | 13 | ● 9% |
| Total | 464 | 178 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Sutton lets families list 6 preferences. 281 applications came from outside the council area (104 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robert Teague
- Address
- Peaks Hill, Purley, CR8 3YP
- Phone
- 02086604555
- Local authority
- Sutton
- Ward / constituency
- South Beddington & Roundshaw · Carshalton and Wallington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103009
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,116 pupils · 1,190 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 939 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
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 | 55.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.71 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.95 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 65.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 192 | — |
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 | 32.27 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 83 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 192 | 35% | 73% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 192 | 25% | 70% | 87% | |
| English Language | 191 | 23% | 65% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 185 | 11% | 42% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 135 | 13% | 55% | 74% | |
| History | 104 | 26% | 58% | 72% | |
| Business | 87 | 24% | 72% | 91% | |
| Geography | 87 | 22% | 60% | 83% | |
| Physical Education | 55 | 18% | 73% | 89% | |
| Biology | 54 | 70% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 54 | 80% | 98% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 89% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 38 | 8% | 21% | 42% | |
| Business Studies | 27 | 15% | 30% | 67% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Psychology | 17 | 0% | 0% | 6% | |
| Economics | 14 | 0% | 29% | 79% | |
| Government and Politics | 14 | 7% | 7% | 36% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 0% | 64% | |
| English Language and Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 0% | 22% | 56% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Geography | 6 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12928: The John Fisher School
| 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) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
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 Sutton 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.