St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Rochester (Medway).
Attainment 8
40.4
▼ 5.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
32.4%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.9%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.1
▲ 3.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.2%
▲ 6pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
21.4%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
91%
1,084 / 1,185 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Oct 2024
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Nearby schools
nearest first57 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Fort Pitt Grammar School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Pitt Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 1,009 | Outstanding, 2022 |
| Ripplevale School RochesterOther independent special | 0.3 mi | Special | 140 | - |
| St Peter's Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 60 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| St John's Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 77 | Good, 2024 |
| St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 446 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2019No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Rochester Independent CollegeOther independent | 0.4 mi | Independent | 401 | - |
| St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 216 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Blue Skies SchoolOther independent special | 0.5 mi | Special | 16 | - |
| Balfour Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 480 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2015, previous school) |
| Balfour Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 244 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Delce AcademyAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 287 | Good, 2024 |
| St Andrew's School (Rochester)Other independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 329 | - |
| The Rochester Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,206 | Good, 2023 |
| Crest Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 121 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Greenvale Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 192 | Good, 2023 |
| Phoenix Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 396 | Good, 2023 |
| Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,555 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| New Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 352 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| King's School, RochesterOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 574 | - |
| Holcombe Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,060 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.0 mi | Primary | 298 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 343 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2014, previous school) |
| Brompton-Westbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 460 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| New Horizons Children's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 618 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| The Thomas Aveling SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,201 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| The Victory AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,213 | Good, 2023 |
| Warren Wood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 458 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Brompton AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,399 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITEDSpecial post 16 institution | 1.3 mi | Special | - | - |
| The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary with Nursery)Academy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 237 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Medway Secure Training CentreSecure units | 1.4 mi | Secure units | - | - |
| Luton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 613 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Wayfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 428 | Report card, 2025Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 5 |
| St Nicholas CEVC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.5 mi | Primary | 156 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| All Faiths Children's AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 225 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jun 2025, no grade given |
| Byron Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 502 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Chatham GrammarAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 948 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| Oasis Academy Skinner StreetAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 372 | Good, 2021 |
| Cedar Children's AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 627 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| MidKent CollegeFurther education | 1.6 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Alchemy SchoolOther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | 58 | - |
| Bradfields AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.7 mi | Special | 452 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017) |
| INSPIRE Free Special SchoolFree schools special | 1.7 mi | Special | 98 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| The RowansAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.7 mi | Alternative provision | 54 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in all six areas |
| Gordons Children's Academy, InfantAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 135 | Good, 2022 |
| Gordons Children's Academy, JuniorAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 263 | Good, 2022 |
| Napier Community Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 597 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Maritime AcademyFree schools | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 736 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Elaine Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Primary | 270 | Good, 2022 |
| Hilltop Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| Kingfisher Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 208 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| PGW Partnership of Greenacre and WaldersladeSixth form centres | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Walderslade SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 697 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Barnsole Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 609 | Good, 2024 |
| Waterfront UTCUniversity technical college | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 381 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Overall deprivation3
Income2
Employment2
Education and skills4
Health2
Crime2
Barriers to housing and services4
Living environment5
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 145
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