71%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
41%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
643.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
992
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 10/05/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySlough
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Joseph's Catholic High School · Secondary with sixth form · Slough
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
71%
+0pp
79%73%67%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
-6pp
65%54%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
50.1
-0.4
51.851.050.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.1
EBacc entry
41%
-36pp
79%60%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
EBacc APS
643.2
-59.7
745.8675.2604.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 643.2
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
A-level APS
27.8
-2.0
30.327.524.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27.8
A-level value added
-0.11
-0.3
+0.30.0-0.2
'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
7%
+6pp
7%4%2%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
Average A-level grade
C-
0
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
992
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%
Contact
Address
Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, SL2 5HW
Local authority
Slough
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 43% | 50.1 | Not applicable | 41% | 643.2 | 41% | 992 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 49% | 50.5 | +0.45 | 77% | 702.9 | 78% | 958 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 49% | 50.4 | +0.37 | 78% | 743.9 | 78% | 940 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 65% | 51.8 | +0.38 | 79% | 745.8 | 81% | 984 |
| 2018/19 | 67% | 47% | 50.7 | +0.43 | 75% | 604.5 | 78% | 943 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 47% | 49.8 | +0.55 | 69% | 595.6 | 70% | 869 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 27.8 | C- | -0.11 | 7% | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 29.8 | C | +0.23 | 2% | 84 |
| 2022/23 | 25.8 | C- | — | 2% | 92 |
| 2021/22 | 30.3 | C | — | 2% | 105 |
| 2018/19 | 24.8 | D+ | -0.21 | 2% | 88 |
| 2017/18 | 29.0 | C | +0.28 | 4% | 80 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 992 | 19.2 | 15% | 32% | 12% | 5% | 10% |
| 2023/24 | 958 | 16.0 | 15% | 40% | 10% | 5% | 12% |
| 2022/23 | 940 | 15.5 | 15% | 43% | 11% | 7% | 20% |
| 2021/22 | 984 | 15.3 | 14% | 46% | 9% | 8% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 998 | 15.7 | 11% | 44% | 9% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 943 | 15.9 | 9% | 47% | 15% | 5% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | — | 14.7 | — | — | — | 4% | 6% |
| 2016/17 | 810 | — | 8% | 47% | 16% | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.