St Joseph's Catholic College

St. Joseph's Catholic College (formerly St Joseph's Comprehensive School) is a secondary school in Swindon, England. It is a Roman Catholic school but is open to other religions. It is a mixed sex school of approximately 1,256 pupils.

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
PrincipalPaul Hughes
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Websitewww.stjosephscollege.net

On 21 March 2011, St. Joseph's commenced the application process for converting to Academy status[1] and was awarded this status in August 2011.[2]

On 13 July 2017, St. Joseph's and Holy Cross Catholic Primary school announced plans to combine and form a multi-academy trust. The application is currently submitted to the department of Education.

Uniform

The school's uniform changed from September 2014 with a phased introduction. Previously, there were separate uniforms for boys (grey jumper, school tie) and girls (red jumper, monogrammed blouse). The new uniform was compulsory for year 7 pupils straightaway, with years 8–11 replacing their old uniforms with the new pieces as required. The new uniform is the same for all pupils, regardless of gender. It includes a blazer with red piping and the college badge, a white shirt, tie with school crest, and a grey ‘v’ neck jumper bearing the College logo.[3]

Pupils

As the only Catholic Secondary school in Swindon, it is culturally diverse,[4] 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. As announced in March 2017, 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.

College Day

The College operates a two-week (Week A & B) timetable.[5] The day starts with Registration at 08:25, and concludes at 15:00 for students. Every Wednesday there are clubs from 15:00 which conclude at 16:00

Ofsted

The College was rated as good in all areas by Ofsted in its report published in 2014.[6]

Governance

Paul Hughes[7] has been principal since September 2013. Canon John Cunningham is the Chair of Governors.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. St. Joseph's College Web site - Academy pages
  2. Department for Education List of Open Academies
  4. http://www.stjosephs.swindon.sch.uk/index.php/information/equality-and-diversity
  5. http://www.stjosephs.swindon.sch.uk/index.php/parents/college-day
  7. St. Joseph's College Website - New Principal
  8. http://www.stjosephs.swindon.sch.uk/index.php/information/board-of-directors
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