St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bromley for ages 4 to 11.
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At a glance
- Type
- Academy
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 187
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Address
- Plaistow Lane, Bromley, BR1 3JQ
- Phone
- 02084 601976
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, March 2023.
- Overall effectiveness: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School continues to be a good school.
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive effective support.
- Inspectors found that sometimes teachers give pupils too many new things to learn at once, making remembering harder.
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The school
- The school's core values are love, faith, trust, respect, resilience and excellence.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- French is taught as a modern foreign language.
- The curriculum includes a strong focus on the progression of knowledge, skills, the love of reading and cultural capital.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The school is a single form entry school.
- Children who are not baptised or have no faith do not need to provide supplementary information.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- School day runs from 8:30am to 3:10pm, with registration at 8:40am.
- Breakfast club runs from 7.30am to 8.30am and costs £7.50.
- Extra-curricular clubs include Taekwondo, Football Club run by Bromley FC, Spotlights performing arts, Lego Robotics, Spectacular Science, Cheerleading and Gymnastics.
- The school gate opens from 8:30am to 8:40am for a soft start to the day.
- Breakfast and after school club sessions are booked through the ParentPay booking portal.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Support
- The school's SENCo is Mrs D Camicia, contactable at senco@st-josephs.bromley.sch.uk.
- The school is committed to inclusive education, supporting and promoting the development of the whole child.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 4 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 4 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 5 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 5 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 6 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Beths Grammar SchoolBoys, Bexley, 6 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 7 miles. Kent Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys, Dartford, 7 miles. Kent Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 8 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 8 miles. Kent Test
- Dartford Grammar SchoolBoys, Dartford, 8 miles. Kent Test
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 8 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 141566. Checked 9 November 2026.
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