St Joseph's Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 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
- 1416 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 27.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
Indian 38%
White British 22.2%
Other Asian 11.2%
Other White 10%
Mixed 5.9%
African 5.4%
Pakistani 2%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.07
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 121 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 139 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 120 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Joseph's Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 130
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 255
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 290 147 143 |
| Year 8 | 288 160 128 |
| Year 9 | 284 144 140 |
| Year 10 | 279 140 139 |
| Year 11 | 275 129 146 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 85.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 47.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 20.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 17.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 1.0% |