St Joseph's Catholic High School
Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, SL2 5HW
988 pupils · 124% of 800 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Slough
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 25 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 43.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 41.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.16 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 158 | 183 | 433 | 158 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 160 | 170 | 398 | 160 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 157 | 180 | 423 | 157 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 152 | 174 | 447 | 152 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 160 | 200 | 491 | 160 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 134 | 188 | 517 | 134 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 131 | 233 | 525 | 131 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 150 | 214 | 519 | 150 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy 0.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Wexham School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Baylis Court School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Herschel Grammar School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Upton Court Grammar School 1.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.