Voluntary aided school · Medway

St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School

11–18Ages
1,084Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
118908URN

City Way, Rochester, ME1 2FA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

1.0 below Medway median (3.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in MedwaySelective

418 applications for 174 places · 12th of 19 in Medway

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.4of 90

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

12th of 19 in Medway

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

1.0 below Medway median (3.4) close to England median (2.2)

418 applications · 174 places offered · 102 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Medway median median 3.4
2025 3.1; Medway median median 3.3
2024 3.3; Medway median median 3.3
2023 2.0; Medway median median 3.1
2022 1.7; Medway median median 3.2
2021 1.6; Medway median median 3.3
2020 1.4; Medway median median 3.0
2019 0.9; Medway median median 3.0
2018 1.5; Medway median median 2.7
2017 1.4; Medway median median 2.7
2016 2.2; Medway median median 2.6
2015 1.8; Medway median median 2.5
2014 1.7; Medway median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Medway median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Medway median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	174	418	2.4	102	0.59
Sep 2025	179	562	3.1	119	0.66
Sep 2024	178	595	3.3	135	0.76
Sep 2023	210	426	2.0	113	0.54
Sep 2022	180	307	1.7	78	0.43
Sep 2021	180	292	1.6	63	0.35
Sep 2020	185	251	1.4	65	0.35
Sep 2019	177	164	0.9	46	0.26
Sep 2018	152	223	1.5	56	0.37
Sep 2017	154	215	1.4	67	0.44
Sep 2016	158	352	2.2	83	0.53
Sep 2015	184	336	1.8	84	0.46
Sep 2014	178	299	1.7	84	0.47

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

170 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.412th of 19 in Medway

Medway 43.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths32%9th of 19 in Medway

Medway 31% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Medway 60% England 66%

This school
Medway median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	170	40.4	32%	56%	–
2024/25	179	40.0	32%	50%	–
2023/24	175	36.7	28%	52%	−0.55
2022/23	163	37.6	30%	50%	−0.54

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
Fort Pitt Grammar School
0.4 km · Medway

Outstanding2022

7.6applications per place 63.0Attainment 8 Selective
Holcombe Grammar School
1.3 km · Medway

Remains Good2024

5.4applications per place 59.8Attainment 8 Selective
The Rochester Grammar School
1.3 km · Medway

Good2023

4.1applications per place 67.5Attainment 8 Selective
The Victory Academy
1.4 km · Medway

Good2023

2.5applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
1.5 km · Medway

Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
Brompton Academy
1.7 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 35.7Attainment 8
The Thomas Aveling School
1.8 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Chatham Grammar
2.2 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

7.7applications per place 60.6Attainment 8 Selective

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 118908 · 887/5436
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,185 pupils · 1,084 on roll
Free school meals: 36.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: City Way, Rochester, ME1 2FA
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources