Secondary school

St Joseph's Catholic High School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Slough
  • SL2 5HW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 937 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 29%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 29%2017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 28%28% · 2018/192021/22: top 34%2022/23: top 29%2023/24: top 28%2024/25: top 29%No exams

A-level results

#322 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 850.1 · South East 467/10 Above+6 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths43.4% · South East 44.8%5/10 Middle−29.8 pts
EBacc point score4.5 · South East 47/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.45 · South East +0.018/10 Above
A level points per entry27.79 · South East 33.473/10 Below+7.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.6 · 129 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 49.8 · 129 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 49.8 · 131 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 50.7 · 130 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 51.8 · 158 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 50.4 · 162 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 50.5 · 152 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 50.1 · 143 pupils · South East 4651.849.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 41% · 129 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 47% · 131 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 47% · 130 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 65% · 158 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 49% · 162 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 49.3% · 152 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 43.4% · 143 pupils · South East 44.8%65%41%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 22.14 · 41 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 26.74 · 41 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 28.97 · 68 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 24.76 · 77 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 30.29 · 93 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 25.83 · 79 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 29.82 · 70 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 27.79 · 87 pupils · South East 33.4730.2922.14No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in72.1%
132 of 183 who put it first2014 · 88.8%2026 · 72.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st183132
2nd7215
3rd726

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • Post-16 provisionExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Goodas predecessor
  6. 2018Remains Good
  7. 2022Good
  8. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026988
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.2%
First language not English32.5%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.5%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

123.5% full · 800 places · 211 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.2
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 57.8
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 11.1
  • Other support 17

Teachers 64.8 FTE · Whole workforce 92.9 · 99 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,405
Spend per pupil£7,315
Staff spend per pupil£5,521
Reserve per pupil−£550
  • −£546,000revenue reserve
  • +£90,000in-year balance

Grants £7,146 · self-generated £259 · premises £394 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST (17 academies) · trust reserve £5,618,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

152 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95.4%
  • Education95.4%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained2.6%
  • Unknown2%

After sixth form (16–18)

77 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87%
  • Education68.8%
  • Higher education67.5%
  • Apprenticeship1.3%
  • Employment16.9%
  • Not sustained9.1%
  • Unknown3.9%