Secondary
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, SL2 5HW
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 988 of 800 places
- Local authority
- Slough
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
43%
50.1
13th of 16 by our score, among the secondary schools in Slough we can score - 17 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.5 |
| Entered the EBacc | 41% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.79 |
| A level students | 87 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 65% |
| 22/23 | 49% |
| 23/24 | 49% |
| 24/25 | 43% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 30.3 |
| 22/23 | 25.8 |
| 23/24 | 29.8 |
| 24/25 | 27.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.38 |
| 22/23 | +0.37 |
| 23/24 | +0.45 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51.8 |
| 22/23 | 50.4 |
| 23/24 | 50.5 |
| 24/25 | 50.1 |
Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, SL2 5HW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Slough admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kelly Riddles
- Address
- Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, SL2 5HW
- Telephone
- 01753524713