St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Harrington Road
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 3EE
Phone 01900873290
Reference Number 148703

General Makeup

Number of pupils 517
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 42.36%
Girls: 57.64%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 43%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 51 58 109
8 37 67 104
9 41 60 101
10 46 64 110
11 44 49 93

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83%
African 6.4%
Indian 3.5%
White, Other 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
White & Asian 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 2024-01-22
Date Report
2023-11-28 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 22 January 2024
2021-09-09 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 09 September 2021
2016-04-21 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 May 2016
2014-01-28 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 February 2014
2013-11-12 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 04 December 2013
2012-05-21 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2012
2011-02-08 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 07 June 2011
2009-03-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 April 2009
2007-11-08 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 December 2007
2005-11-21 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 08 December 2005
1999-10-11 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000
2016-04-21 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 May 2016
2014-01-28 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 February 2014
2013-11-12 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 04 December 2013
2012-05-21 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 18 June 2012
2011-02-08 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 07 June 2011
2009-03-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 April 2009
2007-11-08 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 28 December 2007
2005-11-21 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 08 December 2005
1999-10-11 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 12 May 2000

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 47.3% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 90 4
Third Preference 19 2
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Ashfield Junior School
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0.27 miles
Victoria Junior School
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0.4 miles
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
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0.42 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
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0.51 miles
St Michael's Nursery and Infant School
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0.57 miles
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Workington
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0.66 miles
Westfield Nursery and Primary School
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0.91 miles
Northside Primary School
Northside Road, Northside, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 1BD
0.97 miles
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1.5 miles
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Workington Academy
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0.48 miles
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1.45 miles
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1.91 miles
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