St Joseph’s Catholic Primary Academy is a warm and welcoming school. The school motto ‘Love, learn and live in Christ!’ is central to the life of the school. Pupils are polite and respectful. They respond well to adults. Caring staff provide the high-quality pastoral support that pupils need to thrive. Pupils behave sensibly in lessons and when moving around school. The school’s mission statement impacts positively on behaviour. It helps pupils to ‘be the best versions of themselves’. Pupils and staff understand this mission statement well. Pupils are confident to speak to adults if they are worried. They feel safe in school. All pupils, right from Nursery, are proud of their leadership responsibilities in class. These are varied. The level of responsibility increases as pupils move through school. Pupils are proud to make a difference to the local parish through the Junior Parish Mission Committee. Pupils raise money for charity through individual class activities such as nonuniform days and pyjama days. Most parents and carers are positive about the school and value the education and support their children receive. One parent said, ‘Our children are in the best school with the best care with the best people.’