52.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
375.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
565
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityReading
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of St Joseph's College · All-through · Reading
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
52.4
+0.7
54.953.351.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52.4
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
375.5
+28.6
375.5314.3253.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 375.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
40.8
-2.5
43.340.237.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 40.8
A-level value added
+0.50
+0.1
+0.5+0.1-0.3
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.5
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
24%
-8pp
32%16%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
Average A-level grade
B
0
B+BB-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
565
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
0%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Upper Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5JT
Local authority
Reading
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 0% | 0% | 52.4 | Not applicable | 0% | 375.5 | 70% | 565 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 51.7 | Not published | 0% | 347.0 | 62% | 579 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 53.5 | Not published | 0% | 329.1 | 49% | 590 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 54.9 | Not published | 0% | 299.7 | 58% | 581 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 53.2 | Not published | 0% | 253.0 | 69% | 553 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 50.3 | Not published | 0% | 247.3 | 78% | 540 |
| 2016/17 | 95% | 75% | 59.5 | Not published | 71% | — | 76% | 516 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | B | +0.50 | 24% | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 43.3 | B+ | +0.36 | 32% | 48 |
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | B- | — | 23% | 48 |
| 2021/22 | 41.8 | B+ | — | 26% | 48 |
| 2018/19 | 37.1 | B- | +0.47 | 0% | 31 |
| 2017/18 | 40.0 | B | +0.46 | 24% | 33 |
| 2016/17 | 29.4 | C | -0.28 | 0% | 18 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 565 | — | 0% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 579 | — | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 590 | — | 18% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 581 | — | 1% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 567 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 553 | — | 1% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 540 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 516 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.