about us
Becoming Fully Human in Christ
St. Joseph’s is an 11-18 Catholic comprehensive school situated in the heart of St. Joseph’s Parish, Port Talbot. From Year 7 to Year 13 and beyond, we offer a pathway through Key Stages 3, 4 and 5, preparing our students for the rest of their lives. Our aim is always for excellence, for an education that inspires the development of the whole person, emotionally, spiritually and academically.
Whether you are a student, a parent or a visitor, we hope you find this website a useful resource to find out more about our school. There is more information and easy to follow links below, or use the menu at the top to find your way around.
Quick Links
Calendar
Make sure you stay up to date with all of our scheduled events, trips, INSET days and holidays.
Whilst we aim to keep this calendar up-to-date, keep an eye on our Twitter feed and on your email inbox for any changes or updates as they happen.
Homework
Homework is an important part of a child's education. It teaches them to work independently, and to take ownership of their work and progress. We want homework to be an engaging and valuable experience for students and parents. Click here for our homework schedule. An up-to-date list of homework tasks is available on the ClassCharts app.
We use out Twitter feed to keep you up to to date with the latest news, information and events.
All of our tweets are displayed on this website, but make sure you follow us, so that you don't miss out on the latest news and information.
ParentPay
ParentPay is the easy way to manage your child's school dinner money. It's also an easy way for us to get in touch with you with up-to-date news. Make sure your email address on your ParentPay account is up-to-date so that you don't miss out.
Click on the logo to go straight to the ParentPay page.
ClassCharts
ClassCharts is an app that allows you to check on you child's achievements in school. Every achievement and sanction point issued is available for you to see. You will also be able to see all of the homework issued to your child, with helpful advice, due dates and an estimated length of time each piece should take. The app is available on Apple or Android devices, or on their webpage.
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Latest news
Year 5 & 6 Open Evening
Moving from primary to secondary school is such an important milestone in the lives of children and their families. At St. Joseph’s we pride ourselves on our smooth and extensive transition programme that helps our pupils to arrive in September, […]
Macmillan Coffee Morning
On Friday 28th the Sixth Form held a Macmillan coffee morning to raise money for cancer sufferers and their families. https://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/ There was an excellent turnout and during our 25 minute break they raised over £220. If you would like […]
International Day of Language and Culture at St Joseph’s
St. Joseph’s celebrated its first International Day of Language of Culture on the 26th September. Staff and year 7 students dressed up in costumes to represent countries from around the globe, and enjoyed a day of lessons and food inspired […]
Latest Twitter Updates...
KidzBall is an initiative set up by Sandfields/ Aberavon NPT if your child/children would be interested in attending our event. It's on every Monday 4- 5, it will be an outside activity at St. Josephs Comprehensive school Field, Newton Avenue, if raining held in The Barn next do
Successful visit to Kraków by Mr Torrance and Mrs Gow to share our Pioneer Schools journey as part of the @EUErasmusPlus Culture of Learning Project! Great to visit schools in Poland and discuss ideas with colleagues from partner schools in Iceland, Latvia and Wales 👍
4Why Choose St. Joseph's School?
