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St Joseph's Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury SP1 1QY · sjcs.org.uk · 01722 335380
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 565
- 90% of 625 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 86 families put the school first and 102 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 102 | 86 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 101 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 109 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 106 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 120 | 1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 39.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35 | +16.6 |
| Sixth form college | 4.9 | −8.9 |
| Further education | 52.4 | −5.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | −0.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −2.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Joseph's Catholic School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2024Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 75
- 13% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (44%) with SEND