SJCS News All School Updates School Community Tips & Advice News & Events Sep 2, 2025 Welcome Back to a New Academic Year! The rain might be pouring outside, but on the inside our school has had a freshen up and we're ready to welcome everyone for a new academic year! Read More Sep 1, 2025 St Joseph’s Celebrates Best GCSE Results in Three Years St Joseph’s School is proud to announce a significant rise in academic achievement among its pupils, following the release of this year’s GCSE results... Read More Aug 12, 2025 A Year in the Life of St Joseph’s Catholic School (2024/25) On 10th July, we had the pleasure of enjoying our Summer Showcase evening, where pupils from all year groups braved the stage to share their talents. Read More Jul 21, 2025 Summer Showcase 2025: An Unforgettable Evening of Dance, Drama, Music and Comedy On 10th July, we had the pleasure of enjoying our Summer Showcase evening, where pupils from all year groups braved the stage to share their talents. Read More Jul 21, 2025 Whole School Celebrates Sunny and Successful Sports Day Recently our PE department held our annual Sports Day. After being mostly rained off last year, it was a relief to see sunny skies for this year's cel... Read More Jun 27, 2025 A Fond Farewell to the Class of 2025 Today, the whole school together to say farewell to this year's Year 11, who have officially finished for the summer. Read More May 9, 2025 Commemorating VE Day with Group Captain & Chief Test Pilot Ron Burrows St Joseph's Catholic School commemorated VE Day yesterday (May 8th) with lots of bunting, a tea party, and a special visit from Group Captain Ron Burr... Read More May 1, 2025 St Joseph’s Welcomes Spanish Students Over the last few days, we had the privilege of hosting a group of students from Spain. Read More Apr 28, 2025 Pupil Leadership Team Elected for 2025-26 Our new Pupil Leadership Team has been chosen for the next academic year, including Heads of School and Prefects. Read More Apr 22, 2025 Bishop Bosco Interviewed by SJCS Pupils Before Easter, Bishop Bosco visited St Joseph's Catholic School and our pupils had lots of questions to ask him! Read the full interview here. Read More Apr 4, 2025 Bishop Bosco Visits St Joseph’s Catholic School Last week, we were honoured with a visit from Bishop Bosco, who was appointed as the Bishop of Clifton by Pope Francis last year. Read More Apr 1, 2025 Pupils & Staff Brave the Cold for the Big Sleep 2025 Last Friday, 35 St Joseph's pupils and 5 members of staff braved the cold to sleep underneath the Cathedral cloisters for the Big Sleep 2025, an annua... Read More Mar 14, 2025 British Science Week at St Joseph’s This week we've been celebrating British Science Week with a whole range of fun science opportunities! Read More Feb 7, 2025 St Joseph’s Win Technical Awards at Dance Live! 2025 A 70-strong team of St Joseph's pupils and staff went to Portsmouth Guildhall on Wednesday 5th February for this year's Dance Live! competition. Read More Feb 4, 2025 Highlights from the Trip to the Battlefields of Ypres, Belgium At 4am on Friday 31st January, a group of pupils and staff set off in the coach to Belgium for the weekend. Here are some of their highlights! Read More Dec 20, 2024 Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year We'd like to wish everyone in our school community a merry Christmas and a happy new year, from all of us here at St Joseph's! Read More Dec 18, 2024 St Joseph’s Christmas Carol Service & ‘Gifts for Gravy’ Campaign On Monday evening (16th December), our community came together to celebrate our school Christmas carol service. Read More Dec 5, 2024 Previous Year 11 Cohort Celebrate Success at GCSE Awards Evening Last week, our outgoing Year 11 cohort gathered in the hall with their families to receive GCSE certificates and special awards. Read More Dec 3, 2024 Christmas Collection for Salisbury Foodbank Our foodbank collection point is now open for donations to Salisbury Foodbank. We will be collecting for the next 2 weeks. Read More Nov 19, 2024 Pupils Present Interfaith Assembly at St Mark’s School Last week, some pupils from our Chaplaincy team visited St Mark's CofE Junior School to speak as part of their Interfaith Week. Read More Nov 5, 2024 Announcing the Salisbury Schools’ Book Awards 2024-25 Shortlist! The 2024-25 Salisbury Schools' Book Awards will be hosted in March 2025 at Godolphin School, where participating pupils will be treated to a talk from... Read More Nov 4, 2024 Headteacher Update: Start of Autumn Term I hope your children are looking forward to the second half of the Autumn Term at St Joseph’s. Our children have many opportunities ahead of them this... Read More Oct 15, 2024 Advocating for Student Wellbeing with Princess Diana Award & Tesco Stronger Starts In collaboration with the Princess Diana Award, our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have created a multifaceted campaign focused on student wellbeing. Read More Oct 9, 2024 Dyslexia Awareness Week – 7th–13th October This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week (DAW24), which all pupils will be learning about in their tutor groups. Read More Sep 9, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week (4th–6th Sept) As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Aug 22, 2024 Year 11 Celebrate Success on GCSE Results Day A big congratulations to all our Year 11 students who collected their GCSE results today! We're proud of you all and your dedication to succeed. Read More Jun 21, 2024 Catering Team Celebrate 5-Star Food Hygiene Result Congratulations to our Catering team for an excellent 5 star result in our latest Food Hygiene inspection! Read More Jun 17, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 10th–14th June 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Apr 30, 2024 Prospective Head Students Campaign for Pupils’ Votes On Monday 29th April, six prospective Head Students took to the stage to give their campaign speeches to the whole school. Read More Mar 22, 2024 Our St Joseph’s Day Celebration with St Osmund’s Parish On the Feast of St. Joseph, the St. Osmund’s Parish and St. Joseph’s Catholic School came together in a display of unity and collaboration. Read More Mar 15, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 11th–15th March 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 13, 2024 Salisbury Schools’ Book Awards: Author Ravena Guron at WSE On Monday 11th March 2024, a group of pupils from all year groups visited Wyvern St Edmunds school for a talk from Ravena Guron, author of YA murder m... Read More Mar 8, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th–8th March 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 1, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 26th Feb–1st March 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 28, 2024 Bath Spa University Awareness Workshop – February 2024 Some of our Year 8 students took part in a Bath Spa University awareness workshop which involved learning about what University is, what you can study... Read More Nov 16, 2023 Get Creative with Our Art, Design & Craft Christmas Competition! This Christmas, we're encouraging all of our pupils to create a festive decoration that could adorn St Joseph's and represent our Catholic ethos. Read More Oct 9, 2023 A Talk From Author Laura Wood at Godolphin Literary Festival On Monday 9th October, a group of pupils from St Joseph's visited Godolphin School for a talk from author Laura Wood, as part of Godolphin's Literary ... Read More Oct 6, 2023 St Joseph’s Pupils Receive Prestigious Mayor’s Awards for Outstanding Achievements Congratulations to two of our pupils, Lois and Ryan, for receiving prestigious Mayor's Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Community Contr... Read More Oct 6, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 2nd – 6th October 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 29, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 25th – 29th September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 22, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 18th – 22nd September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 15, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 11th – 15th September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 15, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th – 8th September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 14, 2023 A Royal Visit From the Duchess of Edinburgh On 14th September 2023, a group of students from our Pupil Parliament attended an event at Salisbury Guildhall to meet the Duchess of Edinburgh, facil... Read More Jun 16, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 12th – 16th June 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jun 9, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 5th – 9th June 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 12, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 8th–12th May 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 11, 2023 Learning About Sexism & Harassment with AlterEgo Drama Performance We had the privilege of hosting a theatre performance on 4th May by AlterEgo, one of the UK’s leading Social Change Theatre & Film production companie... Read More May 8, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 24th April–5th May 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 4, 2023 Creating ‘Legacy Leaves’ in Our Corridor of Values We have been busy updating our Corridor of Values this year by adding more of our pupils' artwork representing our school's key values, some beautiful... Read More Mar 24, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 20th–24th March 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 13, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 6th–10th March 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 3, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 27th February–3rd March 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 1, 2023 Family Help Survey for Parents & Carers Wiltshire Council is committed to supporting families, and they need to hear from parents (and parents-to-be) and carers. Please help by filling out t... Read More Feb 24, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 20th–24th February 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 3, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 30th January – 3rd February 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 27, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 23rd–27th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 20, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 16–20th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 13, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 9th–13th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 9, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th–6th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Dec 2, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 28th November–2nd December 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 25, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 21st–25th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 18, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 14th–18th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 11, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 7th–11th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 4, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 31st October–4th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Oct 14, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 10th–14th October 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Oct 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 3rd–7th October 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 30, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 26th–30th September 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 23, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 19th–23rd September 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 12, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 5th-9th September 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jul 15, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 11th-15th July 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jul 8, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th-8th July 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jun 24, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 20th-24th June 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jun 17, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 13th-17th June 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 13, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 9th-13th May 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Apr 29, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 25th-29th April 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Apr 1, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 28th March–1st April 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Apr 1, 2022 Salisbury Schools’ Book Awards: A Visit From Author Kirsty Applebaum This year, we hosted the Salisbury Schools' Book Awards here at St Joseph's. We were thrilled to organised a visit from one of our shortlisted authors... Read More Mar 25, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 21st-25th March 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 11, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 7th-11th March 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 18, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 14th-18th Feb 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 11, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 7th-11th Feb 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 31st Jan-4th Feb 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 28, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 24th-28th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 27, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 17th-21st Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 14, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 10th-14th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 3rd-7th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 3rd-7th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Dec 11, 2021 Happiest Minute of the Week: 6th-10th Dec 2021 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 22, 2021 Happiest Minute of the Week: 15th-19th Nov 2021 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 12, 2021 Remembrance Day at St Joseph’s On 11th November 2021, all pupils and members of staff at St Joseph’s came together to commemorate Remembrance Day. Read More Nov 9, 2021 Happiest Minute of the Week: 1st-5th Nov 2021 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 15, 2021 Spinnaker Tower Abseil for Alabaré On 5th September, Year 11 pupils Leo and Callum, along with Mrs Snell and Mr Rooney, abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth supporting Alabar... Read More Jul 20, 2021 Important Results Day Update – 12th August 2021 An important update regarding results day 2020/2021, which will be held on 12th August 2021. Students will be allocated a time slot to collect their r... Read More Jun 16, 2021 A Homework Survival Guide for Parents Pupils will be given homework every week during their time at St Joseph's. This guide will give you useful tips and advice to support your child with ... Read More Jun 16, 2021 Starting Secondary School: Top Tips for Parents In this guide, we share some top tips for pupils starting secondary school in September, and some ways parents and carers can help support them as the... Read More Load More Apr 28, 2025 Pupil Leadership Team Elected for 2025-26 Our new Pupil Leadership Team has been chosen for the next academic year, including Heads of School and Prefects. Read More Nov 4, 2024 Headteacher Update: Start of Autumn Term I hope your children are looking forward to the second half of the Autumn Term at St Joseph’s. Our children have many opportunities ahead of them this... Read More Jul 20, 2021 Important Results Day Update – 12th August 2021 An important update regarding results day 2020/2021, which will be held on 12th August 2021. Students will be allocated a time slot to collect their r... Read More Sep 2, 2025 Welcome Back to a New Academic Year! The rain might be pouring outside, but on the inside our school has had a freshen up and we're ready to welcome everyone for a new academic year! Read More Sep 1, 2025 St Joseph’s Celebrates Best GCSE Results in Three Years St Joseph’s School is proud to announce a significant rise in academic achievement among its pupils, following the release of this year’s GCSE results... Read More Aug 12, 2025 A Year in the Life of St Joseph’s Catholic School (2024/25) On 10th July, we had the pleasure of enjoying our Summer Showcase evening, where pupils from all year groups braved the stage to share their talents. Read More Jul 21, 2025 Summer Showcase 2025: An Unforgettable Evening of Dance, Drama, Music and Comedy On 10th July, we had the pleasure of enjoying our Summer Showcase evening, where pupils from all year groups braved the stage to share their talents. Read More Jul 21, 2025 Whole School Celebrates Sunny and Successful Sports Day Recently our PE department held our annual Sports Day. After being mostly rained off last year, it was a relief to see sunny skies for this year's cel... Read More Jun 27, 2025 A Fond Farewell to the Class of 2025 Today, the whole school together to say farewell to this year's Year 11, who have officially finished for the summer. Read More May 9, 2025 Commemorating VE Day with Group Captain & Chief Test Pilot Ron Burrows St Joseph's Catholic School commemorated VE Day yesterday (May 8th) with lots of bunting, a tea party, and a special visit from Group Captain Ron Burr... Read More May 1, 2025 St Joseph’s Welcomes Spanish Students Over the last few days, we had the privilege of hosting a group of students from Spain. Read More Apr 28, 2025 Pupil Leadership Team Elected for 2025-26 Our new Pupil Leadership Team has been chosen for the next academic year, including Heads of School and Prefects. Read More Apr 22, 2025 Bishop Bosco Interviewed by SJCS Pupils Before Easter, Bishop Bosco visited St Joseph's Catholic School and our pupils had lots of questions to ask him! Read the full interview here. Read More Apr 4, 2025 Bishop Bosco Visits St Joseph’s Catholic School Last week, we were honoured with a visit from Bishop Bosco, who was appointed as the Bishop of Clifton by Pope Francis last year. Read More Apr 1, 2025 Pupils & Staff Brave the Cold for the Big Sleep 2025 Last Friday, 35 St Joseph's pupils and 5 members of staff braved the cold to sleep underneath the Cathedral cloisters for the Big Sleep 2025, an annua... Read More Mar 14, 2025 British Science Week at St Joseph’s This week we've been celebrating British Science Week with a whole range of fun science opportunities! Read More Feb 7, 2025 St Joseph’s Win Technical Awards at Dance Live! 2025 A 70-strong team of St Joseph's pupils and staff went to Portsmouth Guildhall on Wednesday 5th February for this year's Dance Live! competition. Read More Feb 4, 2025 Highlights from the Trip to the Battlefields of Ypres, Belgium At 4am on Friday 31st January, a group of pupils and staff set off in the coach to Belgium for the weekend. Here are some of their highlights! Read More Dec 20, 2024 Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year We'd like to wish everyone in our school community a merry Christmas and a happy new year, from all of us here at St Joseph's! Read More Dec 18, 2024 St Joseph’s Christmas Carol Service & ‘Gifts for Gravy’ Campaign On Monday evening (16th December), our community came together to celebrate our school Christmas carol service. Read More Dec 5, 2024 Previous Year 11 Cohort Celebrate Success at GCSE Awards Evening Last week, our outgoing Year 11 cohort gathered in the hall with their families to receive GCSE certificates and special awards. Read More Dec 3, 2024 Christmas Collection for Salisbury Foodbank Our foodbank collection point is now open for donations to Salisbury Foodbank. We will be collecting for the next 2 weeks. Read More Nov 19, 2024 Pupils Present Interfaith Assembly at St Mark’s School Last week, some pupils from our Chaplaincy team visited St Mark's CofE Junior School to speak as part of their Interfaith Week. Read More Nov 5, 2024 Announcing the Salisbury Schools’ Book Awards 2024-25 Shortlist! The 2024-25 Salisbury Schools' Book Awards will be hosted in March 2025 at Godolphin School, where participating pupils will be treated to a talk from... Read More Nov 4, 2024 Headteacher Update: Start of Autumn Term I hope your children are looking forward to the second half of the Autumn Term at St Joseph’s. Our children have many opportunities ahead of them this... Read More Oct 15, 2024 Advocating for Student Wellbeing with Princess Diana Award & Tesco Stronger Starts In collaboration with the Princess Diana Award, our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have created a multifaceted campaign focused on student wellbeing. Read More Oct 9, 2024 Dyslexia Awareness Week – 7th–13th October This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week (DAW24), which all pupils will be learning about in their tutor groups. Read More Sep 9, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week (4th–6th Sept) As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Aug 22, 2024 Year 11 Celebrate Success on GCSE Results Day A big congratulations to all our Year 11 students who collected their GCSE results today! We're proud of you all and your dedication to succeed. Read More Jun 21, 2024 Catering Team Celebrate 5-Star Food Hygiene Result Congratulations to our Catering team for an excellent 5 star result in our latest Food Hygiene inspection! Read More Jun 17, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 10th–14th June 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Apr 30, 2024 Prospective Head Students Campaign for Pupils’ Votes On Monday 29th April, six prospective Head Students took to the stage to give their campaign speeches to the whole school. Read More Mar 22, 2024 Our St Joseph’s Day Celebration with St Osmund’s Parish On the Feast of St. Joseph, the St. Osmund’s Parish and St. Joseph’s Catholic School came together in a display of unity and collaboration. Read More Mar 15, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 11th–15th March 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 13, 2024 Salisbury Schools’ Book Awards: Author Ravena Guron at WSE On Monday 11th March 2024, a group of pupils from all year groups visited Wyvern St Edmunds school for a talk from Ravena Guron, author of YA murder m... Read More Mar 8, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th–8th March 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 1, 2024 Happiest Minute of the Week: 26th Feb–1st March 2024 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 16, 2023 Get Creative with Our Art, Design & Craft Christmas Competition! This Christmas, we're encouraging all of our pupils to create a festive decoration that could adorn St Joseph's and represent our Catholic ethos. Read More Oct 9, 2023 A Talk From Author Laura Wood at Godolphin Literary Festival On Monday 9th October, a group of pupils from St Joseph's visited Godolphin School for a talk from author Laura Wood, as part of Godolphin's Literary ... Read More Oct 6, 2023 St Joseph’s Pupils Receive Prestigious Mayor’s Awards for Outstanding Achievements Congratulations to two of our pupils, Lois and Ryan, for receiving prestigious Mayor's Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Community Contr... Read More Oct 6, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 2nd – 6th October 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 29, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 25th – 29th September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 22, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 18th – 22nd September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 15, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 11th – 15th September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 15, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th – 8th September 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 14, 2023 A Royal Visit From the Duchess of Edinburgh On 14th September 2023, a group of students from our Pupil Parliament attended an event at Salisbury Guildhall to meet the Duchess of Edinburgh, facil... Read More Jun 16, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 12th – 16th June 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jun 9, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 5th – 9th June 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 12, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 8th–12th May 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 11, 2023 Learning About Sexism & Harassment with AlterEgo Drama Performance We had the privilege of hosting a theatre performance on 4th May by AlterEgo, one of the UK’s leading Social Change Theatre & Film production companie... Read More May 8, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 24th April–5th May 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 4, 2023 Creating ‘Legacy Leaves’ in Our Corridor of Values We have been busy updating our Corridor of Values this year by adding more of our pupils' artwork representing our school's key values, some beautiful... Read More Mar 24, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 20th–24th March 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 13, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 6th–10th March 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 3, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 27th February–3rd March 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 1, 2023 Family Help Survey for Parents & Carers Wiltshire Council is committed to supporting families, and they need to hear from parents (and parents-to-be) and carers. Please help by filling out t... Read More Feb 24, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 20th–24th February 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 3, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 30th January – 3rd February 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 27, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 23rd–27th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 20, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 16–20th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 13, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 9th–13th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 9, 2023 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th–6th January 2023 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Dec 2, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 28th November–2nd December 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 25, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 21st–25th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 18, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 14th–18th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 11, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 7th–11th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 4, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 31st October–4th November 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Oct 14, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 10th–14th October 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Oct 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 3rd–7th October 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 30, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 26th–30th September 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 23, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 19th–23rd September 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Sep 12, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 5th-9th September 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jul 15, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 11th-15th July 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jul 8, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 4th-8th July 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jun 24, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 20th-24th June 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jun 17, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 13th-17th June 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More May 13, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 9th-13th May 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Apr 29, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 25th-29th April 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Apr 1, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 28th March–1st April 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 25, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 21st-25th March 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Mar 11, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 7th-11th March 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 18, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 14th-18th Feb 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 11, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 7th-11th Feb 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Feb 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 31st Jan-4th Feb 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 28, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 24th-28th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 27, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 17th-21st Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 14, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 10th-14th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 3rd-7th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Jan 7, 2022 Happiest Minute of the Week: 3rd-7th Jan 2022 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Dec 11, 2021 Happiest Minute of the Week: 6th-10th Dec 2021 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 22, 2021 Happiest Minute of the Week: 15th-19th Nov 2021 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Nov 12, 2021 Remembrance Day at St Joseph’s On 11th November 2021, all pupils and members of staff at St Joseph’s came together to commemorate Remembrance Day. Read More Nov 9, 2021 Happiest Minute of the Week: 1st-5th Nov 2021 As part of our ethos here at St Joseph's, we love to share kindness, gratitude and positivity. So without further ado, here are this week's nomination... Read More Load More Jun 16, 2021 A Homework Survival Guide for Parents Pupils will be given homework every week during their time at St Joseph's. This guide will give you useful tips and advice to support your child with ... Read More Jun 16, 2021 Starting Secondary School: Top Tips for Parents In this guide, we share some top tips for pupils starting secondary school in September, and some ways parents and carers can help support them as the... Read More Sep 2, 2025 Welcome Back to a New Academic Year! The rain might be pouring outside, but on the inside our school has had a freshen up and we're ready to welcome everyone for a new academic year! Read More Sep 1, 2025 St Joseph’s Celebrates Best GCSE Results in Three Years St Joseph’s School is proud to announce a significant rise in academic achievement among its pupils, following the release of this year’s GCSE results... Read More Aug 12, 2025 A Year in the Life of St Joseph’s Catholic School (2024/25) On 10th July, we had the pleasure of enjoying our Summer Showcase evening, where pupils from all year groups braved the stage to share their talents. Read More Jul 21, 2025 Summer Showcase 2025: An Unforgettable Evening of Dance, Drama, Music and Comedy On 10th July, we had the pleasure of enjoying our Summer Showcase evening, where pupils from all year groups braved the stage to share their talents. Read More Jul 21, 2025 Whole School Celebrates Sunny and Successful Sports Day Recently our PE department held our annual Sports Day. After being mostly rained off last year, it was a relief to see sunny skies for this year's cel... Read More Jun 27, 2025 A Fond Farewell to the Class of 2025 Today, the whole school together to say farewell to this year's Year 11, who have officially finished for the summer. Read More May 9, 2025 Commemorating VE Day with Group Captain & Chief Test Pilot Ron Burrows St Joseph's Catholic School commemorated VE Day yesterday (May 8th) with lots of bunting, a tea party, and a special visit from Group Captain Ron Burr... Read More May 1, 2025 St Joseph’s Welcomes Spanish Students Over the last few days, we had the privilege of hosting a group of students from Spain. Read More Apr 28, 2025 Pupil Leadership Team Elected for 2025-26 Our new Pupil Leadership Team has been chosen for the next academic year, including Heads of School and Prefects. Read More Apr 4, 2025 Bishop Bosco Visits St Joseph’s Catholic School Last week, we were honoured with a visit from Bishop Bosco, who was appointed as the Bishop of Clifton by Pope Francis last year. Read More Apr 1, 2025 Pupils & Staff Brave the Cold for the Big Sleep 2025 Last Friday, 35 St Joseph's pupils and 5 members of staff braved the cold to sleep underneath the Cathedral cloisters for the Big Sleep 2025, an annua... Read More Feb 7, 2025 St Joseph’s Win Technical Awards at Dance Live! 2025 A 70-strong team of St Joseph's pupils and staff went to Portsmouth Guildhall on Wednesday 5th February for this year's Dance Live! competition. Read More Dec 18, 2024 St Joseph’s Christmas Carol Service & ‘Gifts for Gravy’ Campaign On Monday evening (16th December), our community came together to celebrate our school Christmas carol service. Read More Dec 5, 2024 Previous Year 11 Cohort Celebrate Success at GCSE Awards Evening Last week, our outgoing Year 11 cohort gathered in the hall with their families to receive GCSE certificates and special awards. Read More Nov 19, 2024 Pupils Present Interfaith Assembly at St Mark’s School Last week, some pupils from our Chaplaincy team visited St Mark's CofE Junior School to speak as part of their Interfaith Week. Read More Oct 15, 2024 Advocating for Student Wellbeing with Princess Diana Award & Tesco Stronger Starts In collaboration with the Princess Diana Award, our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have created a multifaceted campaign focused on student wellbeing. Read More Aug 22, 2024 Year 11 Celebrate Success on GCSE Results Day A big congratulations to all our Year 11 students who collected their GCSE results today! We're proud of you all and your dedication to succeed. Read More Jun 21, 2024 Catering Team Celebrate 5-Star Food Hygiene Result Congratulations to our Catering team for an excellent 5 star result in our latest Food Hygiene inspection! Read More Mar 22, 2024 Our St Joseph’s Day Celebration with St Osmund’s Parish On the Feast of St. Joseph, the St. Osmund’s Parish and St. Joseph’s Catholic School came together in a display of unity and collaboration. Read More Mar 13, 2024 Salisbury Schools’ Book Awards: Author Ravena Guron at WSE On Monday 11th March 2024, a group of pupils from all year groups visited Wyvern St Edmunds school for a talk from Ravena Guron, author of YA murder m... Read More Feb 28, 2024 Bath Spa University Awareness Workshop – February 2024 Some of our Year 8 students took part in a Bath Spa University awareness workshop which involved learning about what University is, what you can study... Read More Oct 9, 2023 A Talk From Author Laura Wood at Godolphin Literary Festival On Monday 9th October, a group of pupils from St Joseph's visited Godolphin School for a talk from author Laura Wood, as part of Godolphin's Literary ... Read More Oct 6, 2023 St Joseph’s Pupils Receive Prestigious Mayor’s Awards for Outstanding Achievements Congratulations to two of our pupils, Lois and Ryan, for receiving prestigious Mayor's Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Community Contr... Read More Sep 14, 2023 A Royal Visit From the Duchess of Edinburgh On 14th September 2023, a group of students from our Pupil Parliament attended an event at Salisbury Guildhall to meet the Duchess of Edinburgh, facil... Read More May 11, 2023 Learning About Sexism & Harassment with AlterEgo Drama Performance We had the privilege of hosting a theatre performance on 4th May by AlterEgo, one of the UK’s leading Social Change Theatre & Film production companie... Read More Apr 1, 2022 Salisbury Schools’ Book Awards: A Visit From Author Kirsty Applebaum This year, we hosted the Salisbury Schools' Book Awards here at St Joseph's. We were thrilled to organised a visit from one of our shortlisted authors... Read More Sep 15, 2021 Spinnaker Tower Abseil for Alabaré On 5th September, Year 11 pupils Leo and Callum, along with Mrs Snell and Mr Rooney, abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth supporting Alabar... Read More Load More