Search:
Want to chat? The Schools Guide's AI consultant is here to help
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough SL2 5HW
St Joseph's Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 940 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Michael's Catholic School and Cardinal Newman Catholic School, A Specialist Science College.)
Particular strengths include Destinations, Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Environment, Representation and Finances.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
Choose what matters most to you with the menus below. By default, all indicators are set to ‘Relevant’ and are weighted equally in calculating overall scores for each school. Choose ‘Important’ for higher priorities and ‘Unimportant’ or ‘Ignore’ for lower priorities.
Other schools nearby
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Destinations: Excellent. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both very high. Show details
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.
Progress: About average. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: About average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Sixth form: About average. Attainment is poor, progress is below average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is very high.
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
Popular A-level subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
Further information about this school
If you are from this school and have a comment or correction then please write to us: [email protected]