St Joseph's Catholic College

St. Joseph's Catholic College (formerly St Joseph's Comprehensive School) is a secondary school in Swindon, England. The school opened in 1958 and was the town's first Catholic school, offering education to students aged 11 to 16. Today it remains the only Roman Catholic secondary education provider in Swindon, but is open to other religions. It is a mixed sex school with c.1,370 pupils and has had academy status since August 2011.[1] The school's core values are; Respect, Inclusivity, Equality, Nurturing, Growth, and Accountability.

Not to be confused with St Joseph's Catholic School, Laverstock, the secondary school near Salisbury.

St Joseph's Catholic College
Address
Ocotal Way

Swindon
,
Wiltshire
,
SN3 3LR

England
Coordinates51.5646°N 1.7645°W / 51.5646; -1.7645
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Department for Education URN136980 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalJerry Giles
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Websitewww.stjosephscollege.net

Pupils

As the only Catholic Secondary school in Swindon, it is culturally diverse,[2] taking pupils from all over Swindon and the surrounding villages. There are five Catholic feeder schools in Swindon: Holy Cross, Holy Family, Holy Rood, St Catherine's and St Mary's. The school ceased to provide post-16 education effective September 2017, with the Year 12 class of September 2016 remaining as the final year of post-16 education, to leave the school in the summer of 2018.

Ofsted

The College was rated as good in all areas by Ofsted in its report published in 2014,[3] and this assessment was confirmed at a short inspection in January 2018.[4]

Governance

Jerry Giles[5] is the Principal. Miss Jessica Higgins is the Chair of Governors.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "St Joseph's Catholic College". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. http://www.stjosephs.swindon.sch.uk/index.php/information/equality-and-diversity
  3. "Inspection report". Ofsted. November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. "Short inspection of St Joseph's Catholic College". Ofsted. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. St. Joseph's College Website - New Principal
  6. http://www.stjosephs.swindon.sch.uk/index.php/information/board-of-directors
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