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St Joseph's Catholic College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Ocotal Way, Swindon SN3 3LR · stjosephscollege.net · 01793 714200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38
- average Attainment 8 score. Swindon 44, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,425
- 75 over 1,350 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
- First language not English
- 21.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 237 families put the school first and 256 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 | 256 | 237 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 268 | 232 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 280 | 264 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 267 | 245 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 256 | 236 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38, and 27.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Swindon it was 44, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade C (31.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38 | 46 | ||
| ▼27.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼7.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.22 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.9 | +1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 17.5 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 69.1 | +4.5 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.3 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 students | C (31.6) | Average -0.05 | |
| 47 students | C (31.5) | Average -0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 84 | C- (27.3) | -0.39 |
| 2015/16 | 42 | D+ (24.5) | -0.53 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64 | +13 |
| Further education | 14 | +6 |
| Apprenticeship | 8 | +2 |
| Employment | 8 | −17 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −4 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Joseph's Catholic College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Jul 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 63%
- Replies
- 49
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (22%) with SEND