Highview Crescent, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex CM13 1BJ
10 reasons to choose St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood
Top line
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Brentwood and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Essex LEA.
Average class size
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood ranks in the top 16% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 33% of schools.
The St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. It is subject based, organised by topics, and 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 in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Platinum Award.
The Arts at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood
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.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Brentwood
Woodlands School at Hutton Manor (1.2 miles); Brentwood Preparatory School (2 miles); St John’s Preparatory School, Billericay (3.9 miles).
Shenfield St Mary’s Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles); Quilters Junior School (3.5 miles); St Peter’s Church of England Primary School, South Weald (4 miles).
Brentwood School (2.2 miles); St John’s School, Billericay (3.9 miles); Immanuel School (8.8 miles).
St Martin’s School Brentwood (0.8 miles); Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School (2.5 miles); Becket Keys Church of England Free School (2.6 miles).