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St Joseph's Catholic High School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 54 54.0 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C- C- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
54 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
56.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
16.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.45 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 50.1[6] 43.4%[6]
2023/24 50.5[4] 49.3%[4] +0.45[4]
2022/23 50.4[7] 49%[7] +0.37[7]
2021/22 51.8[8] 65%[8] +0.38[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
7.4% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C[10] 1.9%[10]
2022/23 C-[11] 1.8%[11]
2021/22 C[12] 1.5%[12]
2018/19 D+[13] 1.6%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
59% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
7% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
26% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
1% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[15] 53%[15] 6%[15] 32%[15] 3%[15] 3%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 70%[16] 3%[16] 21%[16] 0%[16] 5%[16]
2019/20 98%[17] 76%[17] 1%[17] 18%[17] 1%[17] 3%[17]
2018/19 96%[18] 70%[18] 3%[18] 20%[18] 2%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
Education
70% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
2% 2022/23[19]
Employment
19% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 86%[20] 63%[20] 2%[20] 21%[20]
2020/21 90%[21] 72%[21] 4%[21] 14%[21]
2019/20 86%[22] 77%[22] 1%[22] 8%[22]
2018/19 93%[23] 76%[23] 5%[23] 11%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
65% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
6% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
11% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 78%[26] 24%[26]
2019/20 79%[25] 14%[25] 11%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 82%[27] 4%[27] 5%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 73%[28] 9%[28] 10%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
6 May 2026[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
25 Jun 2026[29]
Inclusion
Expected standard[29]
Achievement
Expected standard[29]
Safeguarding standards
Met[29]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[29]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[29]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[29]
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard[29]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
10 May 2022[30] S5 Inspection[30] Good[30]
4 Dec 2018[31] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[31] No overall grade[31]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.7 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Applications (any preference)
433 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences
183 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Places offered
158 Entry Sept 2026[32]
First preferences per place
1.2 Entry Sept 2026[32]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 398[32] 170[32] 160[32] 2.5[32] 1.1[32]
Entry Sept 2024 423[32] 180[32] 157[32] 2.7[32] 1.1[32]
Entry Sept 2023 447[32] 174[32] 152[32] 2.9[32] 1.1[32]
Entry Sept 2022 491[32] 200[32] 160[32] 3.1[32] 1.3[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
800[1]
Trust
ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST[1]
Local authority
Slough[1]
Website
www.st-josephs.slough.sch.uk[1]
District
Slough[33]
Postcode
SL2 5HW[1]
URN
143803[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
992 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
32.5% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
11.3% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
3.3% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
12.2% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
60.2%[35]
Mixed
12%[35]
Asian
12.4%[35]
Black
8.3%[35]
Any other ethnic group
6.9%[35]
Unclassified
0.1%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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