St Joseph's Catholic School

State-Funded School

st-josephs-catholic-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

SalisburyConstituency

SP1 1QYPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 565 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.21

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

565

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 565
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
23 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.