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St Joseph's Catholic High School

Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5HW

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 10 May 2022). Last inspected 6 May 2026.

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992
Pupils
11.7%
Free school meals
1 December 2016
Opened

About this school

St Joseph's Catholic High School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Slough, Berkshire. The school has 992 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 10 May 2022). Last inspected 6 May 2026. The Headteacher is Kelly Riddles. The school is administered by Slough local authority. It belongs to ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 December 2016.

School details

Headteacher
Kelly Riddles
Trust
ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authority
Slough
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
URN
143803

Admissions

Applications for places at St Joseph's Catholic High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Slough). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

50.1
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.45
Progress 8 · 2023-24
43%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
71%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.50
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
41%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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