St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan

Voluntary aided comprehensive school in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

53°33′28″N 2°39′11″W / 53.5577°N 2.6530°W / 53.5577; -2.6530InformationTypeVoluntary aided comprehensiveMotto"Quod Bonum Est Tenete"Religious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicEstablished1950 (1950)Local authorityWiganDepartment for Education URN106535 TablesOfstedReportsChairman of GovernorsDave MallinHeadteacherAlison RigbyGenderMixedAge11 to 16Enrolmentc. 1000Websitehttp://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]

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

Shaun Edwards (b. 1966) - rugby league international^{[citation needed]}
Sean O'Loughlin (b. 1982) - rugby league international^{[citation needed]}
Chris Ashton (b. 1987) - dual-code rugby international^{[citation needed]}
Sam Tomkins (b. 1989) - rugby league international
Owen Farrell (b. 1991) - professional rugby union player^[3]

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

Official website
Ofsted reports

Schools in Wigan

Secondary schools

Special schools

FE & sixth form colleges

Defunct schools

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