St Joseph's Catholic School
Voluntary aided school in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 565 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 625 |
| Free school meals | 26.40% |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Address | Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1QY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.sjcs.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01722335380 |
| URN | 126473 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 February 2024, published 24 April 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Wyvern St Edmund's Academy (secondary school, about 0.2 km)
- South Wilts Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Sarum Academy (secondary school, about 4.6 km)
- The Trafalgar School at Downton (secondary school, about 10.1 km)
- The Stonehenge School (secondary school, about 10.4 km)
- Avon Valley Academy (secondary school, about 13.3 km)
- The Burgate School and Sixth Form (secondary school, about 16.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.