St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is a caring school at the centre of its parish. We are a multi-cultural, welcoming school, with children from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds.

Inspired by the life and messages of Jesus, and believing that every child is made in the image and likeness of God, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is just like a family, where everyone is welcomed; where everyone is loved, respected and cared for; where everyone is helped and encouraged to achieve their very best and where Christ is at the heart of everything we do. Since September 2021 we have been a part of the St. Teresa of Calcutta MAC, a Multi Academy Company (MAC), in accordance with the agreement formulated between the Archdiocese of Birmingham and the Department for Education.

As a one form entry school, we have capacity for 210 pupils with 30 pupils in each year group (from Reception to Year 6).

When a child starts at St Joseph’s they usually join our Reception Class. In the foundation stage, we offer a wide variety of experiences and opportunities for pupils. Our pupils’ personal, social and emotional development is key, and our dedicated EYFS team ensure that all pupils’ needs are catered for. Child-initiated learning is a fundamental part of our EYFS practice.

At Key Stage 1, a high emphasis is placed on the development of reading and phonics, which are both essential to future success in school. We follow the Essential Letter and Sounds Programme to deliver our phonics and pupils achieve well by the end of Key Stage 1.

In Key Stage 2, we focus on developing our pupils’ skills across the curriculum and in English, Maths and RE in particular. Our fundamental aim is to ensure that all of our pupils are given the skills to learn effectively throughout their lives. When they leave our school, our pupils are always well prepared for the future.

At St Joseph’s, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum that is creative, fun, and full of interesting and vibrant learning experiences for all our pupils. We ensure that our curriculum is enriched with visitors, visits, events and activities to inspire in each child a joy for learning.

At lunchtime, we have lots of fun activities for pupils to take part in and we have a number of after school clubs on offer to enrich the learning experiences of our pupils. We also have a Breakfast Club which runs each day for all pupils.

Jesus light our way on our faith journey. Be our guide, our joy, and our hope, as we learn, live, love and pray together.