‘Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.’ St Catherine of Siena
Catholic education is an integral and essential part of the Church’s mission; to make the person of Jesus Christ known and loved, and to place Him and the teaching of the Catholic Church at the centre of people’s lives. Catholic schools support Catholic parents in their responsibility for the academic, physical, spiritual, moral and religious education of their children, in accordance with the teachings of the Church.
We have a wide range of Christ-centred, nurturing and successful schools in our Diocese. They include:
Sixty-three state-funded schools, comprising fifty-two primary schools and eleven secondary schools.
Of these, twenty-eight primary schools and six secondary schools are voluntary aided (VA) and maintained through local authorities. A further sixteen primary schools and three secondary schools are academies under the Xavier Catholic Education Trust with eight primary schools and two secondary school academies under the Bosco Catholic Education Trust.
Our Diocese includes twelve independent schools and one independent non-maintained specialist school.
The knowledge, dedication and commitment of approximately 4,500 teachers and support staff deliver Catholic education to more than 38,000 children across our Diocese. Our schools are ably supported in their work and mission by 700 school governors and many more volunteers, parents and carers.
School Governors serve their communities and play an invaluable part in the leadership of our schools.
Antony gifted the school a beautiful set of ceramic tiles made in Jerusalem, with the word ‘Shalom’ inscribed on them.
St Joseph's is the first school in the Diocese to be awarded the Developer Level Award.
Bishop Richard celebrated the Induction Mass with parish clergy, and spoke of the call to service of God and neighbour.
The school has won the prestigious Gold Award for Coaching, Mentoring and Professional Learning in Education.
"We are incredibly grateful to work with such an exceptional lead provider, enabling us to deliver a first-class service."
Five members of Education Service staff took part in the ATCRE conference in Birmingham.
The school recently presented a cheque for £4066, raised by a Sleep Out and Live Crib
Our address is:
The Education Service
The St Philip Howard Centre
4 Southgate Drive
Crawley
West Sussex RH10 6RP