The History of Our School

St Josephs Roman Catholic School was opened in Milton Road in 1879, in premises built as a church to cater for the Irish Catholic Soldiers who were stationed in Brighton. The premises were small and the largest room was divided into four classrooms. The school catered for children aged five to fourteen. The head of St Josephs was a Miss Mattimore and her sister was the senior teacher. Miss Chapel ran the infants department in a Classroom of its own. In April 1955, the Foundation stone was laid for new school in Hollingdean. The school was opened in 1956, and now provides an education for Catholic children from the parishes of St. Josephs, Elm Grove, and St. Francis of Assisi, Moulsecoomb.