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Normally our Year 6 start their school year with a 4 day science camp and a one day pilgrimage to Walsingham. This year we couldn’t do this as we are not permitted to have residential trips. So the year 6 team came up with a fantastic alternative, which combined both religion and science. On Thursday, the...

Throughout the year we do have families move out of the area and so from time to time we do have vacancies at St. Joachim’s in other year groups. If you know anyone who has a child and would like to send them to our Outstanding Catholic school, then please let them know that...

We currently have vacancies for pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Forms can be downloaded from our web site: www.st-joachims.newham.sch.uk and returned to admissions@st-joachims.newham.sch.uk[mailto:admissions@st-joachims.newham.sch.uk] with documents listed on the second page or send an email and we will send you a form.

St Joachim's Catholic Primary School is one of the highest performers in England, winning national awards for Children's Progress - top 10% St Joachim's Catholic Primary School has been recognised nationally by receiving a prestigious award for their outstanding results last year. The award is based on 2019 data provided by the Department for Education and...

On Thursday, 2 of our Year 6 pupils took part in the Newham round of the national poetry competition: Poetry by Heart, held at Lister Community School. They performed 'A Smuggler's Song' and 'Colonel Fazakerley Butterworth-Toast' to a panel of 4 VIP judges: Adam Kammerling (poet), Allie Esiri (actress), Tim Shortis (AQA examiner) and Julie...

This morning, five pupils from Y6 attended Newham’s Holocaust memorial. During the service, our Head Boy represented the pupils of St. Joachim's with a recital of Refugee Blues by WH Auden, which he read with great dignity and pathos. The event was attended by the Mayor of Newham, and special guest speakers were Mr John...

As part of the Citizenship project, Year 6 visited the Houses of Parliament. It was such a fantastic trip, and the children thoroughly enjoyed it. During the visit, the children were taken on a tour of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Great Hall - where Guy Fawkes was once on...

This week saw the conclusion of our annual Classic Poetry project – an English project which is focussed on reading, analysing, and performing famous and well-regarded classic poems. As part of the project, there was the opportunity for pupils to participate in a recital competition. Over 40 children took part in the competition and the judges...

A group of children from St Joachim's, along with Miss O'Flaherty have joined with children from the other Newham Catholic primaries schools to investigate programming and robotics. It is great to see their focus and great co-operation in mixed school groups and to have expertise from St Bon's to guide and support them.  

A huge congratulations to the 18 children who took part in the London Chess Classic tournament on Tuesday 3rd December 2019 at Kensington. It was a rather long day, starting from 8:30am to 5pm, but the children showed great skills and determination. All the pupils from Year 2 to Year 6 had to compete in...