St Joseph's Catholic School

Voluntary aided school · Secondary school · Salisbury, Wiltshire
SP1 1QY
Composite score
50.5

About St Joseph's Catholic School

St Joseph's Catholic School is a secondary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 597 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 40.4 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.5 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

39% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 62% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering St Joseph's Catholic School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,463
National rank
#258
In South West
#22
In Wiltshire
Top 78%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
39%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
62%
% EBacc grade 5+
2%
EBacc average points score
3.21

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 597 % FSM ever-6 25.1% % EAL 20.8% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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