St Joseph's Catholic College

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St Joseph's Catholic College
Address
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Ocotal Way Swindon , Wiltshire , SN3 3LR England
Coordinates	51°33′53″N 1°45′52″W / 51.5646°N 1.7645°W / 51.5646; -1.7645Coordinates: 51°33′53″N 1°45′52″W / 51.5646°N 1.7645°W / 51.5646; -1.7645
Information
Type	Academy
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Department for Education URN	136980 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Paul Hughes
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Website	www.stjosephscollege.net

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.

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][non-primary source needed]}

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[]

• Andrew Pierce, journalist, broadcaster and Consultant Editor of the Daily Mail

References[]

External links[]

• Official website