St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican Secondary School

St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High School is a co-educational, shared-faith secondary school in Wrexham, Wales. As a shared-faith school, St Joseph’s is served by the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham and the Anglican Church in Wales Diocese of St Asaph. The school has around 720 pupils aged 11-16.

St Joseph's opened in 1912 as St Joseph's Catholic Secondary Modern School, becoming a comprehensive school in 1972. Although St Joseph's only joined with the Anglican church in 2006, it has accepted non-Catholic students from at least 1978.

Headteacher

Mr C Wilkinson

Values and vision

St Joseph’s asks its students to subscribe to the principles of tolerance and patience, with an explicit focus on care and understanding. The secondary school states that, although teachers do not issue long lists of school rules, students are expected to adhere to the pupil code of conduct. Copies are provided to all students at the start of the academic year.

Estyn report

“Most pupils show an outstanding commitment to their school and local community through extensive charity fund raising work and community projects. Nearly all actively participate in decision-making through several representative groups and contribute their views on how and what they learn. Trained peer mentors support younger pupils to settle into school effectively.”

View St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High School’s latest Estyn report