My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
41%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Academy converter — Secondary
WD3 1HG / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
50.6
Attainment 8
88%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.6
- Progress 8
- 0.34
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 56.1%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 32.43
- Achieving AAB+
- 5.9%
88% of parents would recommend this school
177 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
36%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
38%Agree
47%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
9%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
6%Not applicable
63%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
36%Agree
49%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
32%Agree
26%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
1%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
28%No
72%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 50 parents
Strongly agree
36%Agree
28%Disagree
28%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
45%Agree
40%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
6%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
48%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
38%Agree
41%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
48%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
45%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
39%Agree
39%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
10%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
88%No
12%18.7% of pupils receive SEN support
18.7%
SEN support
1.8%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.6%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 5.1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.5%
72.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 72.3%
60% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 97%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 60%
- Entered top-third university
- 23%
- Achieved a degree
- 63%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1
- Free school meals
- 7.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.7:1
- Overall absence
- 7.51%
- Persistent absence
- 20.54%
- English as additional language
- 17.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 94.3%
- White
- 75.9%
- Mixed
- 9.2%
- Asian
- 8.1%
- Black
- 3.1%
- Other
- 0.8%
White British52.6%
Other White13.8%
Irish9.3%
Irish Traveller0.2%
Other Mixed3.3%
White & Asian3.1%
White & Black African1.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
Other Asian4.2%
Indian2.5%
Chinese1.1%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Pakistani0.1%
African1.5%
Caribbean1.3%
Other Black0.3%