St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Upminster (Havering).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
St. Josephs is part of the Brentwood Diocese, in the deanery of Havering. The Havering Deanery of Catholic Schools were founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families.
Whenever there are more applications than places available, priority will always be given to Catholic children in accordance with the oversubscription criteria listed in the Admissions Policy which you will find linked below. Our school is a partner to the Catholic Church, following its rules, and aim to always reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ.
As a Catholic school, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils, where faith and practice permeates every aspect of the school's activity. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school's education be fully supported by all families in the school.
We therefore hope that all parents will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the school. This does not affect the right of an applicant who is not Catholic to apply for and be admitted to a place at the school in accordance with the admission arrangements. The governing body is the admission authority and has responsibility for admissions.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Basketball
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Multisports
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 102334
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Havering
- Constituency
- Hornchurch and Upminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Lewis | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Angela Podmore Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Hazel | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Fletcher | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Vivienne Qurrey | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Niall Bennett | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Janelle Sizer | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Estralita McCall | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mhairi Walsh | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dee Durell | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Marianne Calver | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Marlon Billings | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Ross | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Fr Matthew Bemand-Qureshi Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jane-May Cross Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record