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# St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy is a secondary academy in Dewsbury, United Kingdom with 992 pupils, part of The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust. Ofsted: Inadequate, inspected 16 November 2022. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Assistant Head of Year (Non teaching) (closes 14 November) and Educational Teaching Assistant (closes 8 November).

- **Head:** Karl Mackey, Acting Headteacher
- **Trust or group:** The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Secondary
- **Pupils:** 992 pupils · 46% girls · 44.8% eligible for free school meals · 31.1% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 85 (8.6%) on SEN support · 20 (2.0%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Kirklees
- **Location:** Dewsbury, WF13 4LL, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01924527000
- **Website:** [stjohnfisher.org.uk](http://www.stjohnfisher.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 141470 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141470))
- **Ofsted:** Inadequate, inspected 16 November 2022 — Since then: Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation (ungraded inspection, 11 June 2024)

## Vacancies (2)

- [Assistant Head of Year (Non teaching)](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2dftc7e7gk1-assistant-head-of-year-non-teaching) · Salary £26,943 a year · Closes 14 Nov · Full time · Introduction from the Headteacher Thank you for taking an interest in this exciting role. It is my pleasure to welcome you to St John Fisher, an 11-18 voluntary aided Catholic…

- [Educational Teaching Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0wqfhquowfy-educational-teaching-assistant) · Salary £19,535 to £21,581 a year · Closes 8 Nov · Part time · Teaching support · Introduction from the Headteacher Thank you for taking an interest in this exciting role. It is my pleasure to welcome you to St John Fisher, an 11-18 voluntary aided Catholic…

## Exam results

| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 provisional | 34.9 | 28.3% |
| 2024/25 | 34.8 | 25.3% |
| 2023/24 | 31.4 | 17.1% |

Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 11 June 2024 | Ungraded inspection | Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation |
| 30 January 2024 | Ungraded inspection | Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation |
| 15 June 2023 | Ungraded inspection | Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation |
| 16 November 2022 | Graded inspection | Inadequate |
| 15 March 2022 | Ungraded inspection | Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures |
| 10 February 2021 | Ungraded inspection | Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances |
| 8 May 2019 | Graded inspection | Inadequate |
| 9 November 2017 | Graded inspection | Inadequate |

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

## Staff

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 64.6 | 15.4 | – | 0 | £50,420 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 18.5 | 18% | 0 | £45,756 |
| 2023/24 | 56.4 | 17.0 | 31% | 0 | £49,405 |
| 2022/23 | 69.0 | 15.3 | 40% | 3 | £47,555 |
| 2021/22 | 69.0 | 15.6 | 26% | 0 | £45,095 |
| 2020/21 | 71.8 | 15.2 | 11% | 0 | £43,490 |

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

## Attendance

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 11.5% | 4.3% | 33.3% | 4.9% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 4.4% | 34.9% | 5.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.9% | 6.0% | 44.2% | 9.8% |
| 2022/23 | 15.3% | 6.5% | 48.0% | 8.2% |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 4.4% | 44.9% | 5.3% |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 1.2% | 14.4% | 1.3% |

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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