St. John Fisher Catholic High School (Wigan)

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St John Fisher Catholic High School

Motto	Quod Bonum Est Tenate (Hold Fast To What Is Good)
Type	Comprehensive Voluntary aided
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Headteacher	Mr R. Ward
Specialism	Performing Arts College
Location	Baytree Road Wigan Greater Manchester WN6 7RN England
LEA	Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Ofsted number	106535
Students	c. 900
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11 to 16
Website	St John Fisher Catholic High School
Coordinates: 53°33′28″N 2°39′11″W / 53.5577, -2.6530

St John Fisher Catholic High School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school located in Beech Hill, Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is named after the Catholic martyr John Fisher.

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Its pupils number around 900, aged 11–16. The schools performs well in league tables compared with other local schools. The school has a strong sporting tradition, particularly in Rugby League. In the late 1990s and early 2000s one years' team went unbeaten for 5 years, earning a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The schools sporting alumni include Wigan Rugby League players Shaun Edwards and Billy Joe Edwards, the latter of whom was tragically killed in a traffic accident in 2003.^[1] Current Wigan Rugby League players Joel Tomkins and Chris Ashton also attended the school.