St John Fisher Catholic School

St John Fisher Catholic School (Chatham, England)

Motto	Deo Redditte Dei
Established	1964
Type	Voluntary aided school
Religion	Roman Catholic
Location	Ordnance Street Chatham Medway ME4 6SG England
Local authority	Medway
DfE number	887/5436
DfE URN	118908 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1085 approx.
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Patron	St John Fisher
Diocese	Archdiocese of Southwark
Website	Official site

St John Fisher Catholic School (also referred to as SJF) is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in the Diocese of Southwark in Chatham.

St John Fisher is one of two genuine comprehensive schools in Medway, an authority that retains selections. Students also travel in from Sittingbourne, and Sheppey in Kent. It is also the only Catholic secondary school within the local authority and also the only secondary school with two separate sites. The years 7 and 8 are on a separate campus known as the Lower School, at 79 Maidstone Road. The main site located at Ordnance Street is for Year 9 to 13.

History

St John Fisher Catholic School was founded in 1964, by the merger of two schools. The school is named after John Fisher, the Catholic bishop, Cardinal and martyr.

Sixth Form Centre

Until the summer of 2010 the St. John Fisher Sixth Form Site was located at a separate building further up the road. The Sixth Form is now located at the main St John Fisher school site making this a specialist Year 9 to 13 upper school site. This is in aim to give the senior students a chance to fulfill their roles as role models and contribute to the school culture and ethos.

Motto

The schools motto Deo Redditte Dei means give back to God what belongs to God. It comes from when Jesus was challenged by the Pharisees on the subject of taxing when Jesus was asked should the Jews pay taxes to the Romans or not.

Notable alumni

• James Jordan - ballroom dancer and television personality

External links

• School website