St Joseph's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 126473
- Address
- Church Road, Laverstock, SP1 1QY
- Website
- http://www.sjcs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 597 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.3%
- Girls
- 43.7%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
White British 66.7%
Other White 10.6%
African 7%
Indian 6%
Mixed 3.2%
Other 2.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.21
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 111 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| French | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 64 57 |
| Year 8 | 117 63 54 |
| Year 9 | 124 74 50 |
| Year 10 | 117 69 48 |
| Year 11 | 118 66 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 37.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 43.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.5% 3.0% |