Hillcrest Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY2 7PW
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Dudley
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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Dudley has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Dudley and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Dudley is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 7 members of The St John Bosco Catholic Academy. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Dudley LEA.
Average class size
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Dudley has one class per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Dudley ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 13% of schools.
The St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Dudley curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Dudley
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, Dudley
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
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.15pm though after school clubs can extend the day to 4.15pm.
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