St Joseph's Catholic School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Salisbury, South West SP1 1QY · Wiltshire
#258 of 402 secondary schools in South West
#2502 of 4,090 nationally
About St Joseph's Catholic School
St Joseph's Catholic School is a local authority secondary located in Salisbury, in the Wiltshire local authority of South West, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 565 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 39.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 258th of 402 ranked secondary schools in South West. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (53th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (29th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 565; capacity filled 90.4%; grade 4+ english & maths 61.5%; ebacc average points 3.21.
There are 62 schools in Salisbury; St Joseph's Catholic School ranks 38th of 58 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)40.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)39.3%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)26.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for St Joseph's Catholic School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 565
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 26.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 90.4%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 40.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 39.3%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 61.5%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.21
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near St Joseph's Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,337 students · 188 m away
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock
Salisbury · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
186 students · 345 m away
Greentrees Primary School
Salisbury · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
425 students · 1.2 km away
Wyndham Park Infants' School
Salisbury · Academy primary · Ages 5–7
227 students · 1.3 km away
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
Salisbury · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
346 students · 1.3 km away
Leehurst Swan School
Salisbury · Independent all-through · Ages 4–16
183 students · 1.4 km away
Chafyn-Godolphin
Salisbury · Independent all-through · Ages 0–19
255 students · 1.7 km away
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Salisbury · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
141 students · 1.8 km away
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,200 students · 2.0 km away
Salisbury Sixth Form College
Salisbury · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
451 students · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in South West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
South Molton Community College
South Molton · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
656 students
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
668 students
Beaminster School
Beaminster · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
673 students
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
714 students
Humphry Davy School
Penzance · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
740 students
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–16
753 students
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic School a good school?
St Joseph's Catholic School has a Success Index (England) of 39.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #258 of 402 in South West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does St Joseph's Catholic School rank in South West?
St Joseph's Catholic School ranks #258 of 402 secondary schools in South West and #2502 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic School?
St Joseph's Catholic School had 565 students in 2025.
Is St Joseph's Catholic School a primary school or a secondary school?
St Joseph's Catholic School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of St Joseph's Catholic School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.