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Dec 2021
St John Fisher Catholic High School in Harrogate has today become an academy.
The school, which has about 1,420 pupils aged 11 to 18, has joined the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust, which is based in Menston, West Yorkshire.
The trust has 11 other schools, including St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School and St Robert’s Catholic Primary School in Harrogate and St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Knaresborough
Academy schools are directly funded by government and have more control than other state schools. They do not have to follow the national curriculum.
The trust issued a statement announcing the news.
Headteacher Steve Mort said in the statement:
Jane O’Gara, chair of the governing body at St John Fisher, said in the statement:
The Stray Ferret contacted the school to ask why it had pursued academy status and what it would mean to pupils but nobody at the school was available to respond.
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