The John Fisher School

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The John Fisher School
Address
Peaks Hill Purley, London , Surrey , CR8 3YP United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°20′44″N 0°08′02″W / 51.34548°N 0.13386°W / 51.34548; -0.13386
Information
Type	Faith school voluntary-aided Selective school 1991–2008 Independent school 1929–1977
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1929[1]
Founder	Peter Amigo
Department for Education URN	103009 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Robert F. Teague
Gender	Males
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	1113[2]
Capacity	1195[3]
Houses	Becket   Bede   Challoner   Fisher   More   Newman   Teresa
Colour(s)	Year 7 – Year 9    Year 10 – Year 11    Year 12 – Year 13
Publication	The Kingfisher The Fishtickler Newsletter The Student Voice
Feeder schools	Laleham Lea Primary School
Alumni	John Fisher Old Boys Association
Website	www.johnfisherschool.org
2km 1.2miles The John Fisher School

The John Fisher School is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided boys' faith school based at Peaks Hill, near Purley, South London. The school is located in and funded by the London Borough of Sutton. It occupies the former site of the 19th-century prep school Falconbury School. The school operates as a faith (Roman Catholic) comprehensive School, educating boys mainly from south and central Croydon. It has a history of selection, and (as a selective entry grant-maintained school, and before that as a fee-paying boys' grammar school) has drawn pupils from across London and South East England.

The school has operated selective admissions policies twice in its history, from when it was founded in 1929 until 1977, and more recently from 1991 to 2008. It was, alongside the London Oratory School, one of the last selective entry Catholic comprehensive schools to defy the Schools' Admissions Code by continuing to interview prospective pupils and their parents. There have been no parental interviews since 2008, with the final cohort of boys selected by interview leaving the school in the Summer of 2014.

The school has grown since the end of its selection policy from 700 pupils to over 1000, and was set to grow even more beginning in 2016 (30 additional places).