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Academy
St Joseph's Catholic College
Secondary
Roman Catholic
Ocotal Way, Swindon, SN33LR
017 9371 4200


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1306

St Joseph's Catholic College is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1340. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 13 Nov 2014.


PUPIL MIX
644 boys and 662 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
20.5
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
10.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
41.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
11.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9.3%
EHC PLAN
0.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
45.3
Local Authority
45.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
35%
Local Authority
40%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 29% 28% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.99 3.88 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

13 Nov 2014

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 349
Of which first preference applications 220
Of which second preference applications 75
Of which third preference applications 54
Total offers made 237
Of which first preference offers 220
Of which second preference offers 3
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 93% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 1% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
4
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£235,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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