St Joseph's Catholic School, Salisbury

In its own words: "St Joseph’s Catholic School aspires to be an exceptional, inclusive school where every individual feels a profound sense of belonging and recognises their spiritual gifts. In a safe, trusting, and respectful environment, everyone can thrive."

In 2026, pupils at St Joseph's Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Wiltshire and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wiltshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 40.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.64: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.9, against 44.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 86 families put St Joseph's Catholic School as their first choice and 261 named it as one of their preferences, for 102 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Joseph's Catholic School are Wyvern St Edmund's Academy (0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); Five Rivers Online School (1.2 miles); South Wilts Grammar School (1.3 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 76.5); and Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (1.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 73.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than St Joseph's Catholic School.

Of the 103 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 52% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

St Joseph's Catholic School had 44 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Salisbury Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elm Close (sw-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 62 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Joseph's Catholic School issued 68 suspensions, 11.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic School are St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock (0.2 miles); Greentrees Primary School (0.7 miles); Wyndham Park Infants' School (0.8 miles); and St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.