Voluntary aided school · Wiltshire

St Joseph's Catholic School

11–16Ages
565Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
126473URN

Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1QY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

1.0 above Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

261 applications for 102 places · 1st of 27 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.0of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

19th of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 22 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Year 7

1.0 above Wiltshire median (1.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

261 applications · 102 places offered · 86 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2023 2.9; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2022 2.5; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2021 4.2; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2019 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2018 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2017 2.7; Wiltshire median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2015 2.8; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2014 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	102	261	2.6	86	0.84
Sep 2025	101	257	2.5	94	0.93
Sep 2024	114	308	2.7	109	0.96
Sep 2023	106	308	2.9	94	0.89
Sep 2022	119	301	2.5	120	1.01
Sep 2021	108	453	4.2	79	0.73
Sep 2020	125	302	2.4	115	0.92
Sep 2019	110	292	2.7	92	0.84
Sep 2018	120	276	2.3	94	0.78
Sep 2017	89	240	2.7	88	0.99
Sep 2016	104	269	2.6	102	0.98
Sep 2015	96	268	2.8	101	1.05
Sep 2014	88	228	2.6	92	1.05

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

114 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.019th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%20th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.64

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	114	41.0	33%	65%	–
2024/25	117	40.4	39%	62%	–
2023/24	103	39.9	38%	58%	−0.64
2022/23	112	40.6	42%	64%	−0.27

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Joseph's Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
0.2 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
South Wilts Grammar School
2.0 km · Wiltshire

Improved significantly2025

1.7applications per place 76.5Attainment 8 Selective
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
2.4 km · Wiltshire

Outstanding2022

1.6applications per place 73.5Attainment 8 Selective
Sarum Academy
4.6 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
The Trafalgar School at Downton
10.1 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
The Stonehenge School
10.4 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Avon Valley Academy
13.3 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
16.1 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 52.2Attainment 8

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 126473 · 865/4610
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 625 pupils · 565 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1QY
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources