Welcome
As Headteacher, I am very proud to welcome you to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Blaydon, a Partnership School of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.
St Joseph’s has been educating children from its community since 1871 and serves the parishes of St. Anne’s Winlaton and St Joseph’s Blaydon which is a vibrant, evangelising community. We have a reputation as a safe and happy Catholic school which provides high quality education. Today, we are proud to maintain this reputation, catering for our wonderful, diverse community of children and families. Although we are a Catholic school, we welcome applications from those of other faiths, or no faith, who share our ethos and values.
Mr P Naughton
Headteacher
Our Values
In 2018, we revisited our mission statement and considered how it could support our work as a Rights Respecting School by linking aspects of it to the relevant articles of the ‘United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child’.
All are welcome in St Joseph’s where everyone is special, cared for and challenged to be the best they can be in our safe and happy school. We strive to, love justice, show mercy and walk wisely and humbly with God. We will love one another in Christ knowing that Jesus loves us very much.
Letters
We send out letters and newsletters on a regular basis to keep parents up to date with school decisions and progress.
At St Joseph's, we keep our parents, carers and families informed about upcoming events and celebrations of our children's successes. We regularly publish a newsletter, which is sent out electronically to all of our parents and is made available on this page. We also use Social media to share the very latest events, learning and religious celebrations that take place within our school.
4th July
Newsletter - 30 June 2023
4th July
Newsletter - 16 June 2023
30th May
Newsletter - 19th May 2023
11th May
Newsletter - 28th April 2023
29th March
Newsletter - 24th March 2023
Year 4 Holy Communion
On Saturday 10th June we had the pleasure of supporting twenty Year four children at St Joseph’s Church as they made their First Holy Communion. The service was magnificent, and I can’t thank Fr Adrian, Deacon Martin, our church catechist, Mrs Douglas and staff for preparing the children so well throughout the year. It was […]
Published: June 26, 2023
Freddie’s New Wheels
It was wonderful to see Freddie finally take delivery of his new multi-terrain wheelchair. Freddie has worked hard practising over half term and now is a competent driver. Freddie has reached all areas of the school grounds and is excited for his forthcoming beach trip with his class and friends in July. Many thanks to […]
Published: June 26, 2023
The Extraordinary Gardener
Reception have enjoyed learning about growth and new life through our focus text, ‘The Extraordinary Gardener’. We have planted seeds, choosing which type of plant or flower we want to grow, hunted for caterpillars which are now growing rapidly in Reception and created an extraordinary world on a home-made skyscraper like those in our focus […]
Published: March 23, 2023
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is an exempt charity. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07890590. The registered office address is Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education HQ, Barmston Court, Turbine Business Park, Nissan Way, Washington, SR5 3NY.