 This was marked by a number of special events, such as an open-air mass, a festival of sport and various pilgrimages by the different year groups in school.In the GCSE results of 2009, 75% of students attained 5 A*-C grades, the highest percentage ever achieved by the school.However, only 38% of pupils achieved 5 A*-C including English and Mathematics, ranking St John Fisher 16th out of the 25 maintained secondary schools in Kirklees for this measure.