St Joseph's Catholic Academy

URN 139878·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust·Compare

Flags

3

0 high

Overall absence at 8.7%Overall absence at 9.3%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,950.99

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-1.4%

of income

In-year balance

+3.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.

Overall absence at 9.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

27 September 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.45.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)41.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.44.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,357

Capacity

1,490 (91%)

Free school meals

19.9%

English additional lang.

2.9%

Ethnicity

White British 91.2%Asian 1.6%Black 1.5%Mixed 2.8%Other 0.4%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

81.0

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.8

Mean salary

£48,663

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.6%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

25.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.2%

Unauthorised absence

3.1%

2024/25 · 1,213 pupils