St Joseph's College
London Road, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Slattery
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Diocese
- Diocese is not trustees
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,115
- Pupils on roll
- 1,104
- URN
- 136460
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782848008
About this school
St Joseph's College is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,104 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 152 | 155 | 152 |
| Attainment 8 score | 64.5 | 62.0 | 62.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.67 +0.44 to +0.90 | +0.81 +0.58 to +1.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 79% | 80% | 77.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 95% | 96.1% | 91.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 95% | 94.8% | 90.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
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 | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64.5 | 31.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62 | 29.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 62.4 | 30.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,156 |
| 2023/24 | 1,145 |
| 2024/25 | 1,132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's College compares
St Joseph's College ranked 1st of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62.4 | 3.5% | 8.6% | 1,104 | — |
| Clayton Hall Academy | 45.8 | 8.5% | 20.1% | 828 | 0.8 miles |
| Thistley Hough Academy | 47.9 | 8.5% | 38.9% | 1,105 | 0.8 miles |
| Trentham Academy | 46.6 | 6.3% | 18.3% | 794 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | 34.4 | 8.5% | 48.7% | 1,052 | 1.7 miles |
| Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy | 41 | 9.6% | 38.8% | 1,175 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.61%
- English as an additional language
- 24.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 5.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clayton Hall Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Newcastle-under-Lyme
-
Thistley Hough Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Trentham Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Peter's CofE Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
St Joseph's College ranks 1st of the 23 ranked secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Alsager School Secondary
- Biddulph High School Secondary
- Birches Head Academy Secondary
- Blythe Bridge High School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams Secondary
- Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Secondary
- Discovery Academy Secondary
- Endon High School Secondary
- Haywood Academy Secondary
- Kidsgrove Secondary School Secondary
- Moorside High School Secondary
- Ormiston Meridian Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's College teach?
- St Joseph's College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's College?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's College is Mrs Charlotte Slattery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Joseph's College?
- St Joseph's College has 1,104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Joseph's College full?
- St Joseph's College has capacity for 1,115 pupils and 1,104 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Joseph's College a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese is not trustees.
- Is St Joseph's College a selective school?
- Yes. St Joseph's College is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs St Joseph's College?
- St Joseph's College is part of THE LAETARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Joseph's College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 64.5 in 2022/23 and 62.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Joseph's College rank locally?
- St Joseph's College ranked 1st of 14 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 95% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Joseph's College's absence rate?
- St Joseph's College's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 1 July 2026.