Goodson Road, Willesden, London NW10 9LS
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden
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St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden has a Schoolsmith Score® of 74. It is one of the best state primary schools in Willesden and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Brent LEA.
Average class size
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden usually has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden ranks in the top 1% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 7% of schools.
The St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. 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 residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Willesden
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Two choirs and an orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.
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