St. Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent
| Motto | Fideliter et Fortiter |
|---|---|
| Established | 1932 |
| Type |
Non-grammar selective school; Academy |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Head Teacher | Ms M Roberts |
| Founders | Christian Brothers |
| Location |
London Road Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 5NT England 52°59′17″N 2°11′56″W / 52.988°N 2.199°WCoordinates: 52°59′17″N 2°11′56″W / 52.988°N 2.199°W |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| DfE URN | 131301 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1068 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 5 |
| Colours | Black & Red |
| Website | www.stjosephstrentvale.com |
St. Joseph's College is a mixed selective 11–18 school in Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. The school's oldest and original building in this location is a Grade II listed structure which was previously a residential property before it was bought by the Christian Brothers in 1931.
The school was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1932. It moved into the present buildings in 1936, and was recognised by the Board of Education in the following year.
St Joseph's was a direct grant grammar school until the 11-plus was abolished in Stoke in 1967, after which the grant was gradually phased out. The school re-opened as a fully independent school in 1980, and in the following years began to admit girls.
After many years as a Preparatory and Senior School, the Preparatory School split off to form a new independent school elsewhere on the site, while the High School became a state-maintained grammar school, which it remains to this day. The school achieved Science College status in 2004.
Applicants to the school are required to take an entrance examination. Approximately 75% of applicants reach the school's qualifying standard, and places are allocated among these using other criteria (faith, siblings and distance). St Joseph’s College has Specialist Status for Science and Mathematics and is rated as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. The College was amongst the first schools to convert to Academy status in 2011 and in 2012 became one of the country’s first Teaching Schools.
The school has an extensive program of rooms and labs, the biggest are SC2 and SC6 in the Science Wing. A new Science Wing was added to the old building, forming a quadrangle in the centre of the school, which contains a heart-shaped pond overlooked by a statue of the Virgin Mary, marking the end of the second millennium. A statue of Edmund Rice is located outside the Year 7 corridor.
The Sixth Form Centre until 2008 was housed separately from the rest of the school in a Grade II listed building, which until 2001 was home to the Congregation of Christian Brothers who founded the school. Since their departure from the school premises in the summer of 2001, the Brothers' House has undergone extensive renovations.
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