St John Fisher Catholic High School, Peterborough

In its own words: "School students, parishioners and priests from across the Peterborough Deanery attended the unique annual Catherine of Aragon Mass at Peterborough Cathedral recently. “Peterborough Cathedral is the […] As a Catholic school, our core values are rooted in the gospels and inspired by the teachings and actions of Jesus."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St John Fisher is the only secondary Catholic school in the western area of the Diocese of East Anglia. We are incredibly proud of this and value the uniqueness of our school."

St John Fisher Catholic High School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 110907), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 40.4 and 32% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.

For September 2026 entry, 149 families put St John Fisher Catholic High School as their first choice and 357 named it as one of their preferences, for 136 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 47 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St John Fisher Catholic High School are City of Peterborough Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.2); Greater Peterborough UTC (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7); The King's (The Cathedral) School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 60.9); and Thomas Deacon Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.4).

St John Fisher Catholic High School is one of 11 schools run by St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 129 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 27% to a further education college.

Of the 62 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 58% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

St John Fisher Catholic High School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 5 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Peterborough Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St John Fisher School (adjacent), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St John Fisher Catholic High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

The primary schools closest to St John Fisher Catholic High School are St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Lime Academy Abbotsmede (0.3 miles), Newark Hill Academy (0.6 miles) and Queen's Drive Infant School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.