Welcome to St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

"Walking hand in hand with God, as we strive to do our best"

We are a voluntary aided school owned by the Diocese of Clifton and maintained by the Local Authority. We have around 130 pupils age 4-11.  The school is situated in the centre of Wells, opposite the parish church, and set within beautiful grounds donated by Carmelite Sisters. The site was opened in 1975, since when the school has been added to and extensively re-furbished. There is also a pre school, Noah’s Ark, on our premises catering for children age 2 ½ - 4.

Our values:  

·      Fairness

·      Self esteem

·      Tolerance and respect

·      Achievement

·      Caring and kindness

·      Hard working

Our vision:

Our school will provide a rich and engaging experience for our children in order to realise their academic, personal and spiritual potential.

Our mission:

·      We will ensure that our curriculum is appropriate to the needs of each individual child, and that the approach to teaching and learning will always be based on the attitudes and values of the gospel.

·      We will educate the whole child, helping them to become confident, caring and responsible, understanding their part to play in the wider world.

·      We will nurture the child’s relationship with God through our Catholic teaching and through praying together to support their spiritual journey through life.

·      We will encourage and develop links with homes and parishes to build good relationships between all children and all adults involved in the life of the school.

Children’s mission:

God made the world and we should love and follow Him.  To do this, we will make sure that we do our best with the gifts that He gave us. We will always try to work hard, even when we find it difficult.  We will walk hand in hand with God, loving Him and loving each other.