St Joseph's College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 5 2014 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
- 1145 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.1%
White British 43.1%
Indian 14.3%
Other Asian 12.8%
African 7.3%
Pakistani 5.4%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 4.5%
Other Black 2.2%
Other 1.7%
Chinese 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 95%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 79%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 64.5
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.19
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 155 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
St Joseph's College
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 325
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 162
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 78 72 |
| Year 8 | 150 75 75 |
| Year 9 | 150 83 67 |
| Year 10 | 152 74 78 |
| Year 11 | 155 69 86 |
| Year 12 | 192 75 117 |
| Year 13 | 196 77 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 79.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 17.0% 47.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 75.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 19.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 7.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 66.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 13.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.0% 2.2% |