Foundation school · Secondary
Dewsbury · WF13 2JE · Kirklees
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 141470
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Dewsbury · WF13 4LL
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
992
Local authority
Kirklees
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Dewsbury, Kirklees, 992 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 45.5%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (rc).
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 141470
Location
- Address
- Oxford Road
- Postcode
- WF13 4LL
- Town
- Dewsbury
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- District
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- 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
- 992
- Boys / girls
- 532 / 460
- School capacity
- 1,069
- Capacity fill
- 992 / 1,069 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 45.5%
- FSM pupils
- 411
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (rc)
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Karl Mackey
- Telephone
- 01924527000
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
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-03-25
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
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
- 31.4
- Progress 8
- -1.0
- English & maths grade 5+
- 17%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 36%
- EBacc entry
- 30%
- EBacc APS
- 2.8