St Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5JT
This school is closed (it closed in July 2026).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Stotesbury
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 523
- URN
- 110111
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Joseph's College was an independent school in Reading. It taught children aged 3 to 18 and had 523 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Joseph's College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1943, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 69 | 73 | 77 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.5 | 51.7 | 52.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Joseph's College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.7 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 590 |
| 2023/24 | 579 |
| 2024/25 | 565 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 209
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of Reading0.4 miles
Universities · Reading
-
Hamilton School0.5 miles
Academies · Reading
-
Groveside School0.5 miles
Special schools · Reading
-
The Abbey School Reading0.6 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading0.7 miles
Independent schools · Reading
Recorded changes at this school
- Status changed from open to closed recorded 24 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's College teach?
- St Joseph's College taught children aged 3 to 18. It was an independent school in Reading.
- Has St Joseph's College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Joseph's College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Joseph's College?
- St Joseph's College had 523 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- How have St Joseph's College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.5 in 2022/23 and 52.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Joseph's College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.