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St Joseph's College

St Joseph's College is a co-educational selective grammar school in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, educating around 1,100 pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a Roman Catholic school. Entry to Year 7 is through the college's own entrance test in verbal and non-verbal reasoning, with a qualifying standardised score of 105; where the college is oversubscribed, places are ranked under its faith criteria.

RegionWest Midlands
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN136460

The exam

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Autumn term of Year 6 (September–October) — see the route description for the sitting pattern

Results: Autumn term — outcomes are published to registered parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

2027 entry

Test: Autumn term of Year 6 (September–October) — see the route description for the sitting pattern

Results: Autumn term — outcomes are published to registered parents

Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

Admissions rules

Places are allocated under the school’s published oversubscription criteria after its entrance assessment — the statutory priorities (EHCP and looked-after children) first. See the school’s admissions policy for its exact criteria. As a Catholic school, its criteria also give priority to Catholic applicants after looked-after children (see the policy for the exact faith tiers).

Read the school's admissions policy

Results & destinations

2025 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 62.4; 77.6% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 33.90 (average grade C+); 16.0% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

GCSE: Attainment 8 score 62; 80% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs

DfE performance tables

A level: Average point score per A level entry 33.65 (average grade C+)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

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