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St John Fisher Catholic Academy

Secondary school in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Good (Dec 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 13 December 2022, report published 12 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around December 2026

The last inspection was in December 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.4 milesSt Aidan's Church of England High School

    Secondary, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

    Report card, Apr 2026: 3 strong, 4 expected

  2. 1.0 milesHarrogate High School

    Secondary, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

    Report card, Feb 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention

  3. 1.2 milesHarrogate Grammar School

    Secondary, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

    Report card, Apr 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected

  4. 1.5 milesRossett School

    Secondary, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)

  5. 2.7 milesKing James's School

    Secondary, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

    School remains Good (Jan 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.