St Joseph's Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 136980
- Address
- Ocotal Way, SN3 3LR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1433 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
Indian 38.5%
White British 22.3%
Other Asian 11.2%
Other White 9%
African 6.5%
Mixed 5.2%
Pakistani 2.2%
Other Black 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other 1.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.9
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.22
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 143 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 268
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 123
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 286 130 156 |
| Year 8 | 290 149 141 |
| Year 9 | 290 154 136 |
| Year 10 | 283 140 143 |
| Year 11 | 284 144 140 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 86.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 47.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 19.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 19.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.1% 3.0% |