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 aged 3-11 and girls aged 3-16, going from nursery through the early years, junior department and into the senior school. From September 2010, we'll be accepting boys up to 16 and, in the future, we're opening a sixth form for young men as well as young women.

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

Congratulations Mr White
Category: Updates
Congratulations Mr White
Help for Haiti
Category: Updates
Help for Haiti
St Josephs vs Shebbear
Category: Sports
St Josephs vs Shebbear

notices and events

11 Mar 2010
Junior Challenge
Junior Science Challenge in the school hall (all day)
12 Mar 2010
Junior Disco
Disco from 6.30 to 8pm
12 Mar 2010
Senior Chamber Choir
Senior Chamber Choir Concert - Tresparrett 7.30pm