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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross EN8

Royal Avenue, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire EN8 7EN

10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross

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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Waltham Cross and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.

School fundamentals

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) 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 (2017) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Hertfordshire LEA.

Average class size

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross has one class per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.

The St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately, with cross-curricular linking where appropriate. 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, Forest School for younger pupils and a residential trip in Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some specialist teaching for music and sport.

Sport at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross

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, Waltham Cross

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.30pm provided by an external contractor.

Find another school near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Waltham Cross

Independent Prep Schools

Grange Park Preparatory School (5.9 miles); Normanhurst School, Infants & Juniors (6.2 miles); Oaklands School (6.5 miles).

State Primary Schools

Forty Hill Church of England Primary School (2 miles); Flamstead End School (2.5 miles); St George’s Catholic Primary School, Enfield (4.1 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Normanhurst School (6.2 miles); St John’s Senior School, Enfield (6.5 miles); Palmers Green High School (7 miles).

State Senior Schools

Ark John Keats Academy (2.5 miles); The Broxbourne School (3.9 miles); Enfield County School (4.8 miles).

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