St John Fisher Catholic College
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Location |
Ashfields New Road Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire ST5 2SJ England |
| Local authority | Staffordshire |
| DfE number | 860/4713 |
| DfE URN | 140802 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 946 as of February 2016 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | School website |
St John Fisher Catholic College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Newcastle-under-Lyme in the English county of Staffordshire.[1] The school is named after Saint John Fisher, a Roman Catholic bishop and theologian who was executed by order of Henry VIII during the English Reformation The school was originally Blesses Thomas Maxfield and changed to St John Fishe in 1980. It has a reputation of being one of the best and heavily over subscribed schools in the area.
Previously a voluntary aided school administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and Staffordshire County Council, St John Fisher Catholic College converted to academy status in April 2014. The school is now part of Christ the King Catholic Collegiate Trust, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Birmingham.[2]
St John Fisher Catholic College offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and BTECs. The sixth form provision is offered as the Trinity Sixth Form, a collaboration between St John Fisher Catholic College, St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, St Thomas More Catholic Academy and University Academy Kidsgrove.[3]
References
- ↑ "Saint John Fisher Catholic College - Home". sjfcc.net.
- ↑ "CTKCC". ctkcc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Trinity Sixth Form".