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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School

Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Open, but proposed to close

Contact

Gibfield Road
Colne, Lancashire BB8 8JT

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
900
Pupils
821 (Boys: 426, Girls: 395)
Free School Meals
31.8%
Capacity utilisation
91% (821 / 900)
Establishment type
Voluntary aided school
Type group
Local authority maintained schools
Trust
n/a
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
n/a
Status
Open, but proposed to close
Closed
Nov 2025

Key identifiers

URN
119785
LAESTAB
8884624
UKPRN
10017445
Establishment No.
4624
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 23 Nov 2023
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
9
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
806
Age range
11–16
Admissions
Non-selective
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Faith
Christian
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    23 Nov 2023
    Type: Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Requires improvement
    Personal dev: Good
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (23 Nov 2023)