Cadogan Street, Chelsea, London SW3 2QT
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chelsea
Top line
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Chelsea has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chelsea and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Chelsea 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 2 members of Saint John Southworth Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2013) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Chelsea 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, Chelsea ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 35% of schools.
The St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chelsea 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 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 for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and sport.
Sport at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chelsea
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chelsea
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choirs for Years 3&4 and 5&6 with almost 100% participation. In 2023, twenty choristers are supporting a professional production at the London Coliseum. Orchestra and 75% of pupils learn a musical instrument outside the classroom. 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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