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.
28th March
Newsletter - Thursday 28th March
18th March
Newsletter - 15th March 2024
5th March
Newsletter - 1st March 2024
5th February
Newsletter - 2nd February 2024
23rd January
Newsletter - 19th January 2024
Parliament Visit
On Monday 11th March, 10 children and 6 staff boarded an early morning train to London to visit Parliament. Our elected School Council took part in a workshop on ‘making laws’ and met our local MP Liz Twist. The children were able to sit and view live debates in both the House of Lords and […]
Published: March 14, 2024
Important Dates
Monday 18th March – Year 6 Coffee Afternoon from 2:30pm Tuesday 19th March – Feast of St Joseph’s Mass at St Joseph’s Church at 10:00am Friday 22nd March – Year 4 Class Assembly, Year 4 families welcome from 9:00am in the school hall Wednesday 27th March – Stations of the Cross at St Anne’s Church […]
Published: January 23, 2024
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.