St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan

St John Fisher Catholic High School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Address
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	Baytree Road; Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN6 7RN; England
Coordinates	53°33′28″N 2°39′11″W / 53.5577°N 2.6530°WCoordinates: 53°33′28″N 2°39′11″W / 53.5577°N 2.6530°W
Information
Type	Voluntary aided comprehensive
Motto	"Quod Bonum Est Tenete"
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1950
Local authority	Wigan
Department for Education URN	106535 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chairman of Governors	Mr Mallin
Headteacher	Mrs Alison Rigby
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	c. 900
Website	http://www.sjfhs.co.uk/

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.

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[]

Chris Ashton, dual-code rugby international^{[citation needed]}
Shaun Edwards, former rugby league international^{[citation needed]}
Owen Farrell^[3]
Sean O'Loughlin, rugby league international^{[citation needed]}
Sam Tomkins, rugby league international

References[]

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

External links[]

[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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Secondary schools	Abraham Guest Academy Atherton High School Bedford High School Byrchall High School Cansfield High School Dean Trust Rose Bridge Dean Trust Wigan Deanery High School Fred Longworth High School Golborne High School Hawkley Hall High School Hindley High School Lowton CE High School St Edmund Arrowsmith RC High School St John Fisher RC High School St Mary's RC High School St Peter's RC High School Shevington High School Standish Community High School The Westleigh School
Special schools	Newbridge Learning Community Oakfield High School and College
FE & sixth form colleges	St John Rigby College Wigan and Leigh College Winstanley College
Defunct schools	PEMBEC High School Wigan Grammar School Wigan UTC

St John Fisher Catholic High School

Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Baytree Road Wigan , Greater Manchester , WN6 7RN England
Coordinates	53°33′28″N 2°39′11″W / 53.5577°N 2.6530°W / 53.5577; -2.6530Coordinates: 53°33′28″N 2°39′11″W / 53.5577°N 2.6530°W / 53.5577; -2.6530
Information
Type	Voluntary aided comprehensive
Motto	"Quod Bonum Est Tenete"
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1950 (1950)
Local authority	Wigan
Department for Education URN	106535 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chairman of Governors	Mr Mallin
Headteacher	Mrs Alison Rigby
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	c. 900
Website	http://www.sjfhs.co.uk/