Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5NA

10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Primary School
Top line
St Joseph’s Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Covent Garden and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2018) inspection.
Average class size
St Joseph’s Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph’s Primary School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The St Joseph's Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. It is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. The school offers each pupil over 5 different 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 languages, music and sport.
Sport at St Joseph's Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Joseph's Primary School
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. Sing Up! Platinum Award.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am (school staff) to 6.00pm (external contractor).
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