Great Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 2NL
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bishop's Stortford
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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bishop’s Stortford and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 8 members of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford ranks in the top 3% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools.
The St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bishop's Stortford curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based, organised by topics, and with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music.
Sport at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bishop's Stortford
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bishop's Stortford
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.30pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bishop's Stortford
Bishop’s Stortford College Prep & Pre-Prep School (0.9 miles); Howe Green House (3.3 miles); Saint Nicholas School, Lower School (8 miles).
St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Bishop’s Stortford (0.7 miles); Manor Fields Primary School (0.8 miles); Summercroft Primary School (1.3 miles).
Bishop’s Stortford College (0.9 miles); Saint Nicholas School, Harlow (8 miles).
St Mary’s Catholic School (0.3 miles); Hockerill Anglo-European College (1.1 miles); The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College (1.2 miles).