Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.
This was an extraordinary result for out Sports Hall Athletics team! Having finished in 3rd place at the Sedgemoor Area trials, facing competition from the best athletes in the County was always going to be a challenge! But lets not forget how magnificent these St Joseph’s children are! They never cease to amaze me with their attitude and effort throughout competitions and this event was no different. The team completed every single relay race without making a single mistake. In the field events they jumped and threw with immense passion and determination against the best in the County. Overall, the result was just amazing and the whole team could not have done more. To finish as the 4th best small school in the County is yet another incredible achievement for this cohort of children, especially as 14 of them are still eligible to compete next year! ……. I couldn’t be prouder!!
Yesterday I had the pleasure of accompanying our Girls football team to the ESFA County Finals where they were representing the Sedgemoor Area in this prestigious event. The competition was extremely fierce throughout the day but the girls once again did not disappoint and played some tremendous football while demonstrating such a positive attitude and sportsmanship throughout the entire competition. The girls won, lost and drew games but their spirit, effort and energy levels never dropped. A truly magnificent display! Well done all of you.
A magnificent team effort from 21 of our Year 5 and 6 children saw us finish third in this years Sports Hall Athletics Area Finals. The 21 St Joseph's children ran, threw and jumped their way to a podium position against 8 other small schools from across the region. The school will now represent the Sedgemoor Area in the County Finals which are due to be held at Richard Huish College in January. A huge well done to everyone who participated and displayed such a positive and spirited attitude throughout the competition.
Today the children participated in a whole school assembly and 2 minute silence to mark 'Remembrance Day'. We listened to some lovely poems written by the older children in the school.
Today the children were treated to a live theatre performance of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. The children had great fun listening to the story, watching the dances and joining in with the songs. It was a lovely way to start the week!
Wednesday 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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today 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!!
A 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!
This 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!
Today, 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!