St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Rochester, South East ME1 2FA · Medway
#500 of 679 secondary schools in South East
#3144 of 4,090 nationally
About St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is a local authority secondary located in Rochester, in the Medway local authority of South East, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,084 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 26.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 500th of 679 ranked secondary schools in South East. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (30th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (9th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,084; capacity filled 91.5%; grade 4+ english & maths 50.3%; ebacc average points 3.29.
There are 45 schools in Rochester; St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School ranks 36th of 44 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)40.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)32.4%
- A level points per entry (10%)24.8
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)36.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,084
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 36.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 91.5%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 40.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 32.4%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 50.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.29
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 24.8
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St John's Church of England Infant School
Chatham · Academy primary · Ages 5–7
77 students · 185 m away
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Chatham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
446 students · 296 m away
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,009 students · 375 m away
Balfour Junior School
Chatham · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
480 students · 516 m away
Balfour Infant School
Rochester · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
244 students · 869 m away
Phoenix Primary School
Chatham · Academy primary · Ages 5–11
396 students · 879 m away
St Peter's Infant School
Rochester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
60 students · 897 m away
Rochester Independent College
Rochester · Independent secondary · Ages 11–21
401 students · 923 m away
New Road Primary School
Chatham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
352 students · 967 m away
Crest Infant School
Rochester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–7
121 students · 1.1 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in South East with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
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1,082 students
Cranbourne
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1,088 students
Patcham High School
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1,074 students
Redbridge Community School
Southampton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,106 students
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
1,107 students
Buckingham School
Buckingham · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
1,110 students
Frequently asked questions
Is St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School a good school?
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School has a Success Index (England) of 26.2 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #500 of 679 in South East. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School rank in South East?
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School ranks #500 of 679 secondary schools in South East and #3144 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School?
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School had 1,084 students in 2025.
Is St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School a primary school or a secondary school?
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.