St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Academy
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 258
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Address
- George Row, London, SE16 4UP
- Phone
- 02072 374267
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
The school
- The school aims to create a loving and caring environment which reflects the Gospel values within which all pupils can grow and learn together.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- The curriculum runs from Nursery to Year 6, with trips and workshops to give pupils first-hand experience.
- The school holds a parental workshop on its reading policy, how reading and phonics are taught and how reading is tested.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website; St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Music, sport and trips
- Key Stage 2 classes attend Mass at the local parish half-termly.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The school intends to admit 45 pupils to the Reception classes.
- Children are added to the waiting list in order of the school's admissions criteria, which apply to all applications.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Nursery
- Attendance at the Nursery does not guarantee admission to the school.
Source: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From St Joseph's Catholic Primary School's curriculum maps.
ReceptionSpring 1 and Spring 2 and Autumn 2
- Maths
- Selecting, rotating and manipulating shapes to build spatial reasoning. Continuing, copying and creating repeating patterns. Comparing length, weight and capacity. Counting objects up to 5 and linking numerals to amounts. Describing 2D and 3D shapes using informal and mathematical language. Comparing quantities using 'more than' and 'fewer than'
- English
- Retelling stories after developing familiarity with the text. Connecting ideas using a range of connectives
- Reading
- Blending sounds into words to read short words and simple sentences. Understanding the five key concepts about print
- Writing
- Forming lower-case and capital letters correctly. Writing short sentences with a capital letter and full stop
- Phonics
- Phase 3 graphemes such as ai, ee, igh and oa. Learning letter sounds through Little Wandle phonics
- Science
- Exploring the natural world and understanding the effect of changing seasons
- History
- Commenting on images of familiar situations in the past
- Geography
- Drawing information from a simple map. Recognising similarities and differences between life in this country and other countries
- Art
- Exploring and refining artistic effects to express ideas and feelings
- Design and technology
- Joining different materials and exploring textures
- Music
- Singing in a group, matching pitch and following the melody. Singing entire songs and matching pitch
- PE
- Developing fundamental movement skills such as rolling, crawling and walking. Throwing, catching, kicking, passing, batting and aiming. Developing movement, balancing, riding and ball skills. Going up steps and stairs using alternate feet
- RE
- Recognising that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways
- PSHE
- Developing skills to manage the school day, such as lining up and queuing
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's Whole School Curriculum Overview: CLICK HERE page. The maps: Reception-Curriculum-Framework, Nursery-Curriculum-Framework.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 149346. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.