Rosecroft Lane, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire TS13 4PZ
10 reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Loftus
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St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Loftus has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Loftus is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 38 members of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2017) inspection.
Average class size
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Loftus has one class per year, and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Loftus ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 18% of schools.
The St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Loftus curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. 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 residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Loftus
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, Loftus
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 8.35am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.30am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Loftus
Whitecliffe Academy (1.7 miles); Skelton Primary School (5.6 miles); Zetland Primary School (10.9 miles).
Fyling Hall School (22.2 miles); Teesside High School (25.1 miles); Red House School (26.1 miles).
Sacred Heart Secondary Catholic Voluntary Academy (11.7 miles); Nunthorpe Academy (13.8 miles); Acklam Grange School (19.5 miles).