St Joseph's Lower Primary school, Cheriakadavu is located at a coastal, remote, rural village in Chellanam Grama Panchayath. Cheriakadavu is the strip of land between the Arabian Sea and the Vembanad Lake. Mr Kunju Ouso son of Mr Sauri Mestri Muttungal, a rich man of the locality donated the land and financed the construction of the building to be used as class rooms. The classes started on 10th August 1889. The school was dedicated to the patron saint of workers, St Joseph. The people of the village were strong devotees of St Joseph. The school was started nearby the chapel of St Joseph.

The first school building had 4 class rooms with well elevated roof and spacious plinth area facilities. The first headmaster of the school was Padmanabha Panicker. The Management and the ownership was with the family of Mr Kunju Ouso Muttungal. In 1927 an extension was made with 3 more class rooms. From 1912 the assistant priest of the St. Louis church, Mundamvely used to come here for the Sunday masses subsequently the care and the management of the school was given to St. Louis church, Mundamvely. When the parish of St. Joseph's Cheriakadavu was erected, the school came under the parish. St. Joseph's Lower Primary school continues her great and committed service to the poor children of the locality.