St Joseph's Catholic College


St. Joseph's Catholic College 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 and were awarded this status in August 2011.
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, being compulsory for year 7 and in years 8–11 the new uniform pieces being introduced when replacements are required. The new uniform includes a blazer with red piping and the college badge, a white shirt, tie with school crest and a grey ‘v’ neck with College logo.

Pupils

As the only Catholic Secondary school in Swindon it is culturally diverse, taking pupils from all over Swindon and the surrounding villages. There are five Catholic feeder schools in Swindon: Holy Family, Holy Rood, Holy Cross, 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 timetable.
The day starts with Registration at 08:25, and concludes at 15:00 for students.
Every Wednesday there are clubs from 15:00 and concludes at 16:00

Ofsted

The College was rated as good in all areas by Ofsted in its report published in 2014.

Governance

Paul Hughes has been principal since September 2013. Canon John Cunningham is the Chair of Governors.

Notable alumni