St John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan
{{Distinguish|St. John Fisher Catholic High School (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox school
| name = St John Fisher Catholic High School
| image = Sjf badge.jpg
| image_size = 105
| coordinates = {{coord|53.5577|-2.6530|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| motto = "Quod Bonum Est Tenete"
| established = {{Start date|1950}}
| closed =
| type = Voluntary aided comprehensive
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
| head_label = Headteacher
| head =Alison Rigby
| chair_label = Chairman of Governors
| chair = Dave Mallin
| address = Baytree Road
| city = Wigan
| county = Greater Manchester
| country = England
| postcode = WN6 7RN
| local_authority = Wigan
| ofsted = yes
| urn = 106535
| staff =
| enrolment = c. 1000
| gender = Mixed
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
| 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.{{cite news|title=Secondary schools league tables in Wigan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/education/school_tables/secondary/11/html/359.stm|work=BBC News|date=21 March 2012}}
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,{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Rugby league players killed in crash
| work = BBC News
| pages =
| language =
| publisher =
| date = 2003-02-14
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2741899.stm
| access-date = 2007-11-20}} Sean Gleeson and Chris Ashton.
Notable former pupils
- Mike Gregory (b. 1964) - rugby league international
- Shaun Edwards (b. 1966) - rugby league international{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
- Chris Joynt (b. 1971) - rugby league international
- Mick Cassidy (b. 1973) - rugby league international
- Stephen Wild (b. 1981) - rugby league international
- Sean O'Loughlin (b. 1982) - rugby league international{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
- Chris Ashton (b. 1987) - dual-code rugby international{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
- Joel Tomkins (b. 1987) - rugby league international
- Sam Tomkins (b. 1989) - rugby league international
- Liam Farrell (b. 1990) - rugby league international
- Owen Farrell (b. 1991) - rugby union international {{cite news|title=Intense rivalries put Wigan in league of its own, says Andy Farrell|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/feb/24/wigan-andy-farrell-england-wales|work=The Guardian|date=24 February 2012}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.sjfhs.co.uk}}
- {{ofsted|106535|Ofsted reports}}
{{Schools in Wigan}}
{{Archdiocese of Liverpool}}
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Category:Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Category:Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Liverpool