St Joseph's Catholic High SchoolPioneer Secondary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Joseph's Catholic High School and Pioneer Secondary Academy are secondary schools.
St Joseph's Catholic High School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Pioneer Secondary Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, 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 Pioneer Secondary Academy was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.1 for St Joseph's Catholic High School and 49.8 for Pioneer Secondary 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 risen at Pioneer Secondary Academy (45.6 in 2022-23, 49.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SloughSt Joseph's Catholic High School | Stoke PogesPioneer Secondary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 15 in Slough | 17th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 992 | 625 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 840 | |
| Location | Slough, SL2 5HW | Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.1 Stronger figure | 49.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.4% | 55.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.6% | 74.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.3% Stronger figure | 24.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.50 Stronger figure | 4.17 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 143 | 83 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 87 | 19 | |
| A-level average points | 27.8 Stronger figure | 24.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 28.2 Stronger figure | 26.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 7.4% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 992 | 625 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.2% | 15.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.5% | 53.0% | |
| SEN support | 11.3% | 5.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.5% Stronger figure | 16.3% | 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
A-level average points
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
Pioneer Secondary Academy
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