St Joseph's College, Dumfries

St Joseph's College is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 894 pupils and 14.2 pupils per teacher.

11% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.

8% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 27% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 89.1% in 2024/25, and 31.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 92% full.

96% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 97% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

In its own words: "At St Joseph's College, learning is about much more than simply imparting knowledge. We believe that it's vital to provide individual support for every student."

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Joseph's College are Dumfries Academy (0.7 miles), Dumfries High School (0.8 miles) and North West Community Campus Secondary (1.8 miles).

The nearest railway station is Dumfries Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cemetery (at), 120 metres away.

The primary schools closest to St Joseph's College are St Andrew's RC School (0.1 miles), St Michael's School (0.1 miles), Georgetown School (0.5 miles) and Troqueer School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Dumfries & Galloway publishes both.