St Joseph's Catholic High SchoolLynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Slough.
Summary of the comparison
St Joseph's Catholic High School and Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy are secondary schools in Slough.
St Joseph's Catholic High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Joseph's Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Joseph's Catholic High School was judged the expected standard and Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.1 for St Joseph's Catholic High School and 38.3 for Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Joseph's Catholic High School (51.8 in 2021-22, 50.1 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy (48.3 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SloughSt Joseph's Catholic High School | SloughLynch Hill Enterprise Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 15 in Slough Stronger figure | 13th of 15 in Slough | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 992 | 866 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 1,140 | |
| Location | Slough, SL2 5HW | Slough, SL2 5AY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 Stronger figure | 38.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.4% Stronger figure | 31.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.6% Stronger figure | 48.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.3% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.50 Stronger figure | 3.12 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 143 | 169 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 87 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 27.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 7.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 992 | 866 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.2% | 40.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.5% | 51.6% | |
| SEN support | 11.3% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.5% Stronger figure | 22.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
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