62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
40.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
9%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
375.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
597
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWiltshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Joseph's Catholic School · Secondary · Wiltshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
+3pp
64%60%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
+1pp
42%38%33%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
40.4
+0.5
43.441.639.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.4
EBacc entry
9%
-9pp
31%20%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
EBacc APS
375.9
+45.6
389.5349.4309.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 375.9
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
597
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1QY
Local authority
Wiltshire
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 | 62% | 39% | 40.4 | Not applicable | 9% | 375.9 | 20% | 597 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 38% | 39.9 | -0.64 | 18% | 330.3 | 29% | 597 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 42% | 40.6 | -0.27 | 31% | 389.5 | 40% | 594 |
| 2021/22 | 56% | 39% | 42.0 | -0.37 | 21% | 309.3 | 31% | 562 |
| 2018/19 | 64% | 33% | 43.4 | -0.17 | 14% | 346.8 | 18% | 550 |
| 2017/18 | 63% | 38% | 45.3 | +0.21 | 17% | 278.5 | 32% | 513 |
| 2016/17 | 68% | 51% | 44.6 | +0.08 | 15% | — | 28% | 483 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 597 | 15.1 | 27% | 21% | 25% | 7% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 597 | 16.0 | 27% | 18% | 24% | 8% | 20% |
| 2022/23 | 594 | 14.9 | 26% | 14% | 23% | 7% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 562 | 13.7 | 22% | 14% | 24% | 8% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 572 | 13.9 | 24% | 14% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 550 | 14.1 | 25% | 12% | 20% | 7% | 22% |
| 2017/18 | 513 | 14.9 | 24% | 12% | 21% | 6% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 483 | 14.2 | 29% | 10% | 21% | 6% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.