St Joseph's College

Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent · ST4 5NT · URN 136460

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-04-29Cohort 1104Roman CatholicSelective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 152

3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 31 schools in Stoke-on-Trent

Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
62.4
Stoke-on-Trent 30.47England 46.1
31.9 above the area average of 30.5
Overall standards
Progress 8 score
Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.
Withheld
Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths
77.6%
Stoke-on-Trent 24.3%England 45.9%
53.3 percentage points above the area average of 24.3
Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths
91.4%
Stoke-on-Trent 38.7%
52.7 percentage points above the area average of 38.7
Overall standards
EBacc average point score
5.94
Stoke-on-Trent 2.62England 4.07
3.3 above the area average of 2.6
Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above
53.9%
Stoke-on-Trent 8.4%England 17.6%
45.5 percentage points above the area average of 8.4
Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects
90.8%
Stoke-on-Trent 22%
68.8 percentage points above the area average of 22
Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort
2.6%
Stoke-on-Trent 44.8%
42.2 percentage points below the area average of 44.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
152
Stoke-on-Trent 100
51.7 above the area average of 100.4
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Stoke-on-Trent	Against national	Feeds
Attainment 8 scoreThe average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.	62.4 Stoke-on-Trent 30.47England 46.1	31.9 above the area average of 30.5	16.3 above the national figure of 46.1	Overall standards
Progress 8 scoreProgress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.	Withheld	No local comparison	No national comparison	Progress from starting points
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	77.6% Stoke-on-Trent 24.3%England 45.9%	53.3 percentage points above the area average of 24.3	31.7 percentage points above the national figure of 45.9	Academic stretch
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	91.4% Stoke-on-Trent 38.7%	52.7 percentage points above the area average of 38.7	No national comparison	Overall standards
EBacc average point score	5.94 Stoke-on-Trent 2.62England 4.07	3.3 above the area average of 2.6	1.9 above the national figure of 4.07	Academic stretch
Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above	53.9% Stoke-on-Trent 8.4%England 17.6%	45.5 percentage points above the area average of 8.4	36.3 percentage points above the national figure of 17.6	Academic stretch
Entered the EBacc subjects	90.8% Stoke-on-Trent 22%	68.8 percentage points above the area average of 22	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort	2.6% Stoke-on-Trent 44.8%	42.2 percentage points below the area average of 44.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	152 Stoke-on-Trent 100	51.7 above the area average of 100.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Stoke-on-Trent · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes: 23.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 26.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 8.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 2.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.1pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.7pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 95.1% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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