St Joseph's College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 136460
- Address
- London Road, Trent Vale, ST4 5NT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1132 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.3%
- Girls
- 53.7%
- First language not English
- 24.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 4.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.3%
White British 40.5%
Indian 14.9%
Other Asian 13.3%
African 8.9%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 5.1%
Pakistani 4.2%
Other Black 2.3%
Other 1.9%
Chinese 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 91%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 78%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 62.4
Local authority average 39.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.93
Local authority average 3.38
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 68 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 152 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| French | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
St Joseph's College
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 270
- 2nd preference
- 101
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 135
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 55
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 68 82 |
| Year 8 | 155 78 77 |
| Year 9 | 148 74 74 |
| Year 10 | 150 84 66 |
| Year 11 | 152 74 78 |
| Year 12 | 191 74 117 |
| Year 13 | 186 72 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 78.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 49.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 11.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 17.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 9.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 83.0% 68.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 13.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.3% 2.4% |