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Welcome to St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

Hello and welcome to our Sixth Form website which we hope answers all the questions and queries you may have.Saint John Fisher Sixth Form is a college offering a Level 3 curriculum comprising of mainly A Levels, but with an ever changing and developing range of vocational courses to meet the needs of all of our students. The details of these can be found on our ‘Courses’ page, and if you need further details please do contact us.As a Catholic Sixth Form, we are unapologetic about the fact that we place Christ at the centre of all that we do. This means that our approach is one of acceptance, forgiveness and love, all based around our values and Christian virtues. Because of this we believe everyone is made in God’s image and we welcome people of all faiths and none to our community. All students will have the opportunity to develop their own spirituality and faith and we offer a wide-range of experiences inside and outside of school to embed this within our identity as an institution.Within our Sixth Form we have three core principles that we believe set us apart from other providers of post-16 education in our area. These are support, opportunities and community. We take great pride in the caring and personalised level of support that we can offer to all of our students given the fact that we are smaller and more close-knit than many of our neighbours across Kirklees. At Saint John Fisher we also offer a plethora of meaningful and enriching opportunities for the holistic development of every student, whether this is academic, personal, cultural, spiritual or an insight into future careers and prospects. As a school-based Sixth Form we also naturally have a great bond as a community, but all those joining us in Year 12 are equally welcomed and seen as part of the ‘Fisher's family’ very quickly.We have recently had a ‘relaunch’ of the Sixth Form which has included the introduction of new staffing, leadership, student opportunities and a selection of courses to be introduced that are either new to the school or haven’t been on offer in recent years. This investment gives everyone hope for the future of our provision and all that we can offer to our local community.If you would like to know more, please do get in touch. We welcome all enquires and you’re more than welcome to come and see for yourself all that we do on a daily basis.Mr Stephen SykesDirector of Sixth Form

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No Boarder

School Type

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Suitable Ages

11 to 18

Gender

Mixed

No. of Students

928 Total

No. of Boys

489 (52.7%)

No. of Girls

439 (47.3%)


Academic Excellence

GCSE Results

Latest Examination

6.4%

Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)

A-Level Results

Sixth Form Performance

A* grades

1.33%

A*/A grades

4.0%


Leavers' Destinations

Destinations after GCSEs

Staying in education

76%

School

79%

England

Apprenticeships

7%

School

3%

England

Further education

School:35%
England:51%

School sixth form

School:26%
England:19%

Sixth form college

School:15%
England:7%

Other education destinations

School:0%
England:2%

Destinations after A-Levels

UK higher education

24%

School

1%

England

Apprenticeships

13%

School

19%

England

Higher education or training

School:67%
England:63%

Further education

School:5%
England:4%

Employment

School:25%
England:35%

Not sustained in education/employment

School:25%
England:26%


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Admissions Process

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Mar 2026

Year 12 and Year 13 Parents’ Evening

Key Dates & Deadlines

Mar 26, 2026

Year 12 and Year 13 Parents’ Evening


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Alumni Stories

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Bailey Barber Scargill

September 2021

University

Bailey Barber Scargill aka team ‘Veracity’ in the winning Digital Schoolhouse Esports Tournament Grand Final have continued their passion for a computer based career. Bailey is at York St John University studying Computer Science with Cyber Security, and is also running the eSports society too! He is ambassadors for eSports with the British Esports Association and continue to be involved in esports in one way or another - Bailey is involved with 'colour casting' (tactical commentating) at a European and World Level. He also come back to SJF when they can to coach our younger esports stars of the future.

Josh Love

September 2021

University

Josh Love aka team ‘Veracity’ in the winning Digital Schoolhouse Esports Tournament Grand Final have continued their passion for a computer based career. Josh are now at Staffordshire University studying an Esports Business degree He is ambassador for eSports with the British Esports Association and continue to be involved in esports in one way or another - Josh represent their university and is involved with 'colour casting' (tactical commentating) at a European and World Level. He also come back to SJF when they can to coach our younger esports stars of the future.

Harrison Barber Scargill

September 2021

University

Harrison Barber Scargill aka team ‘Veracity’ in the winning Digital Schoolhouse Esports Tournament Grand Final have continued their passion for a computer based career. Harrison is now at Staffordshire University studying an Esports Business degree. He is ambassadors for eSports with the British Esports Association and continue to be involved in esports in one way or another - Harrison represent their university at a European and World Level. He also come back to SJF when they can to coach our younger esports stars of the future.


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About School

RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Local AuthorityKirklees
Ofsted RatingSerious Weaknesses
Gender TypeMixed