Voluntary aided school Secondary Open

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School

Gibfield Road, Pendle, Lancashire, BB8 8JT

Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 10 October 2023). Last inspected 19 May 2026.

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821
Pupils
31.8%
Free school meals

About this school

Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School is a Voluntary aided school serving secondary age pupils, located in Pendle, Lancashire. The school has 821 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 10 October 2023). Last inspected 19 May 2026. The Headteacher is Paul Dugdale. The school is administered by Lancashire local authority. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character.

School details

Headteacher
Paul Dugdale
Local authority
Lancashire
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
119785

Admissions

Applications for places at Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Lancashire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

44.1
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.45
Progress 8 · 2023-24
43%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
68%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.61
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
19%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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