St Joseph'sCatholic Primary & Nursery School
Latest News
Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.
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Cross Country Superstars At It Again!
Fri 24 Oct 2025Wednesday and Thursday of this week saw 32 children from St Joseph's compete in the first cross country race of the season. The conditions on the Brymore course were fairly good this year, apart from it being little windy! With 392 athletes from across the region racing over the two days, the girls and boys from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 did not disappoint. They were just brilliant! Every child that made the effort to run earned the school valuable points and I'm pleased to say, the school currently sits in 5th place out of the 13 schools competing. A great effort from everyone concerned! Below is a copy of the current league standings after Race 1:
1st Cross Country October 2025
Brymore Academy
The Stats
Total Athletes: 392
Number of Girl Athletes: 183
Number of Boy Athletes: 209
Total Schools Entered:13
School
1st XC
2nd XC
3rd XC
Total
St Mary’s
2082
2082
North Petherton
1568
1568
Somerset Bridge
947
947
Kingsmoor
854
854
St Joseph’s (BOS)
731
731
Nether Stowey
686
686
Eastover
664
664
Enmore
568
568
North Newton
565
565
St Andrew’s
510
510
St Joseph’s (BW)
387
387
St John St Francis
281
281
Spaxton
191
191
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St Joseph's Footballing Girls win ESFA Area Finals!
Thu 16 Oct 2025Today a ten strong team of footballing girls travelled all the way to Bridgwater College to play in this years ESFA Sedgemoor Area Finals. With 11 other schools competing in the competition, the St Joseph's squad played some extraordinary football and made it through their group stage matches, winning every game and topping the group! Victories against St Andrew's, St John and St Francis, Eastover, the Huntspills and Somerset Bridge booked the girls a place in the finals! A closely contended contest saw our girls play some tremendous football and emerge victorious with a 2-1 win!! With passion, determination and a positive team spirit throughout the tournament, our girls deserved to be crowned winners, not to mention the football on show which was just brilliant! The school will now represent the Sedgemoor Area in the County Finals in January which I believe are being played in Weston this year! SUPERB EFFORT!!
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ESFA Success for Boys Football Team!
Thu 09 Oct 2025A set of brilliant performances today saw our boys finish a super 5th place out of 12 teams in this years ESFA Area qualifiers. The team of 9 boys finished the competition with one win, three draws and just the one loss! They conceded just two goals in the entire tournament which is remarkable considering they are playing against the best teams in the area! The football on display was just incredible as well as the positive attitude and work rate displayed by every single player on the pitch! Great effort lads!
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Girls Storm To Futsal Success!
Wed 24 Sep 2025This afternoon our footballing girls were in action once again! Our two teams travelled all the way to Bridgwater College Academy to compete in this year's area Futsal tournament. The girls were up against stiff competition from 10 other schools from around the area but did not disappoint! The football played was just brilliant, but most importantly the team spirit displayed by both groups of girls was just brilliant! We finished the competition in 1st and 3rd place which is a remarkable result and a credit to the passion and determination put in by the two teams. Great effort!
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St Joseph's children enjoy a festival of Sport!
Fri 27 Jun 2025Today, a group of 18 children from St Joseph's (Burnham) travelled all the way to St Joseph's in Bridgwater to participate in a morning of sport! With selected children from all year groups across the school, there were opportunities to enjoy Archery, Frisbee, Beat the Goal Keeper, Long jump, parachute fun and a fantastic relay race! The children all enjoyed themselves and it was great to see them making new friends with children from other schools as they rotated around the varying stations. Great job everyone!
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Year 5 Success at Area Sports!
Thu 26 Jun 2025With all of of our Year 6 children attending secondary school transition this week, it was up to our Year 5 representatives to fly the St Joseph's flag in this year's Area Sports held at Brymore School, Cannington.
With the whole team of 8 girls and 8 boys competing a year under age, the task was always going to be a difficult one but the St Joseph athletes did not disappoint! Each member of the team competed in a 75m hurdles race, a 400m race, a 75m sprint, a standing triple jump and a vortex howler throw! The event ended with team relays and some very tired children!
Spirits were high throughout the competition and it was great to see such comradery coming from everyone in the group. We were competitive in all the events which is quite remarkable considering we were competing against much older and bigger children! A magnificent team effort saw us finish in 6th place out of 8 teams and sets the foundations for next year's event when the team will be a year older and a year stronger. Brilliant effort from all of you!!
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Year 6 Rounders Success!
Fri 20 Jun 2025For the first time in the history of St Joseph's, we sent a team of Year 6 children to compete in the Sedgemoor Area Rounders competition. As a school, we've always allowed children access to a wide range of curriculum sports rather that focusing on just the chosen few! At St Joseph's, the children only learn to play Rounders in Year 3 and Year 5 but have access to other sports in between.
Sadly, this does put us at a slight disadvantage against other schools who prioritise this one sport. Having said that, at this year's competition you would never have known that this was the case! The team of eleven girls and boys were just brilliant and showed off their true sporting ability; they were competitive throughout the competition against some very strong schools that are well over three time the size of ours!
Both Mr Fisher and Mr Franklin were so very pleased with how the children conducted themselves throughout the competition. It's always good to be given a new sporting opportunity and this team of remarkable Year 6 children embraced it and were once again a credit to the school!
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Year 3&4 Athletics Team Finish Runners Up In Area Sports!
Wed 11 Jun 2025More sporting success for the children of St Joseph's! This week it was the turn of our Year 3&4 Athletics team who secured a magnificent silver medal in this year's Sedgemoor Area Sports. With 13 schools participating, the team of 8 girls and 8 boys had to compete in 6 separate events; a 75m spring, a 400m long run, a 75m hurdles, the standing long jump, a vortex howler throw and a final relay to end off the afternoon!! There wasn't a moment to spare throughout the whole day and to come away with recognition of your hard work is always a bonus. Credit goes to all of the children who displayed a brilliant attitude throughout the competition and were once again a credit to St Joseph's. It was particularly lovely to see the team supporting each other in such a positive way. WELL DONE ALL OF YOU!
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Boys And Girls Cricket Teams Triumph In Area Competition!
Fri 23 May 2025Another week of sporting success for the children of St Joseph's! This week it was the turn of our girls and boys cricket teams! An area competition held at Wembdon Cricket Club always draws in the crowds and the fine weather ensured that the event was incredibly well attended by schools from around the area.
First up were our boys who were amazing, winning two of their games and losing two! Out of the six teams in their pool they finished a very credible 4th place, just losing out on 3rd place due to run rate!
The girls were also magnificent and remained unbeaten across the whole competition! Their batting, bowling and fielding was phenomenal and the winning result secures them a place representing the area (and our school) in the prestigious County Finals next month!
Overall this was another great St Joseph's performance. Well done to everyone who represented the school today.....you were all brilliant!
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Year 5/6 Swim Team Finish 2nd In Area Gala!
Fri 23 May 2025A huge well done to the children from Year 5 and 6 who represented the school this week in this year's Area Swimming Gala. Travelling all the way to Chilton Trinity Sports Centre (1610) to compete against the best swimmers in the area, the team of 21 children were just remarkable! Individual and relay performances were just brilliant but I was most impressed with the sense of team spirit throughout the competition. In my 28 years at the school we have never won an Area Gala and this year was the closest we have ever got; a magnificent 2nd place and just one point behind the winners!!! Well done Team St Joseph's!
