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.
11th April
Newsletter - Friday 11th April 2025
24th March
Newsletter - Friday 21st March 2025
21st February
Newsletter - Friday 21st February 2025
31st January
Newsletter - Friday 31st January 2025
17th January
Newsletter - Friday 17th January 2025
Kidz Zone
St Joseph’s Kidz Zone after school club is now open. Children may stay at school from 3:15pm – 6:00pm (different charges apply, depending on length of stay). The children have been taking advantage of the sunshine and have been outside discussing springtime then coming back into school for their snack or evening tea.
Published: April 4, 2025
London Visit
Our school council got the early 6:00 am train to London on Thursday 3rd April. They were lucky to be able to walk down Downing Street and had their photo taken out side of Number 10 with our local MP Liz Twist. They also visited Buckingham Palace, London Eye and had a tour of Parliament […]
Published: April 3, 2025
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.
