Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Colne · BB8 8JF · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 119785
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Voluntary aided school · Colne · BB8 8JT
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
812
Local authority
Lancashire
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Colne, Lancashire, 812 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 31.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 119785
Location
- Address
- Gibfield Road
- Postcode
- BB8 8JT
- Town
- Colne
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- Pendle
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 812
- Boys / girls
- 420 / 392
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 812 / 900 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- FSM pupils
- 257
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Dugdale
- Telephone
- 01282865299
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-05-19
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 41.6
- Progress 8
- -0.5
- English & maths grade 5+
- 36%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 56%
- EBacc entry
- 7%
- EBacc APS
- 3.3