St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan

St John Fisher Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the Catholic martyr John Fisher.

St John Fisher Catholic High School
Address
Baytree Road

Wigan
,
Greater Manchester
,
WN6 7RN

England
Coordinates53°33′28″N 2°39′11″W
Information
TypeVoluntary aided comprehensive
Motto"Quod Bonum Est Tenete"
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1950 (1950)
Local authorityWigan
Department for Education URN106535 Tables
OfstedReports
Chairman of GovernorsMr Mallin
HeadteacherMrs Alison Rigby
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolmentc. 900
Websitehttp://www.sjfhs.co.uk/

Academics

The schools performs well in league tables compared with other local schools. It was among the top five performing schools in the Wigan LEA in the 2011 GCSEs.[1]

Performing arts

During November 2007, the school put on High School Musical with a cast drawn from the higher-school and lower-school. The 2008 production was 'Striking Out' which was the school's version of Billy Elliot. For the 2009 show extracts from Annie, Oliver Twist and Les Miserables were combined with talent acts to create a 2-hour show called "Musical Montage".

Sport

The school has been associated with rugby league since the 1970s. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, one year's team went unbeaten for five years, earning a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The school has produced notable alumni, including Shaun Edwards, the late Billy Joe Edwards,[2] Sean Gleeson and Chris Ashton.

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "Secondary schools league tables in Wigan". BBC News. 21 March 2012.
  2. "Rugby league players killed in crash". BBC News. 14 February 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  3. "Intense rivalries put Wigan in league of its own, says Andy Farrell". The Guardian. 24 February 2012.
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