a firm foundation for life

Welcome to the website for St Joseph's School, Launceston, Cornwall 

We're a highly successful, non-selective private day school in the South West of England; we combine a broad, challenging and high-quality education with excellent pastoral care and extra-curricular opportunity. As a result, we take great pride in our young people and what we help them to achieve, and they develop into confident, well-mannered and responsible individuals who respect others, the school and their environment.

We welcome boys and girls from age 3, going from nursery through the early years, junior department and into the senior school. From September 2010, boys are being accepted into the Senior School, from Year 7, and both boys and girls will be accepted into the sixth form from September 2012.

We measure the success of what we do not just in academic achievement - although results in the national tests at 7, 11 and GCSE are well above national averages - but in the atmosphere we foster, the care we take of each child and the opportunities we extend to all. Our aim is to educate the pupil in the broadest sense, offering a firm foundation for life, a challenging but safe environment and a strong community spirit.

Do have a look round the site and please feel free to contact us with any queries.

latest news

notices and events

9 Sep 2010
Senior Event
Meet the senior staff 3.45pm in the Hall
9 Sep 2010
Autumn Term Begins
The beginning of the Autumn Term for St Joseph's School
13 Sep 2010
Parent Meeting
Year 6 Parent curriculum meeting