St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way, Swindon, SN3 3LR
1,425 pupils · 106% of 1,350 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 13 December 2023. 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 | 38 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 7.6% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 256 | 237 | 426 | 256 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 268 | 232 | 417 | 268 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 280 | 264 | 483 | 280 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 267 | 245 | 349 | 267 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 256 | 236 | 355 | 256 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 255 | 235 | 387 | 255 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 237 | 220 | 349 | 223 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 268 | 259 | 379 | 268 |
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
- Lawn Manor Academy 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- UTC Swindon 2.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- The Dorcan Academy 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Commonweal School 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Kingsdown School 3 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Nova Hreod Academy 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 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.