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St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School

About Us

Welcome to
St. Mary’s

On behalf of the Governors, staff, parish, children and our wider school community, thank you to those of you who have chosen St Mary’s for your child’s first steps in education and to those of you who are considering choosing our school for your child.

A Message from our Headteacher

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Mrs D Mellor

Headteacher

At St Mary’s, we cater for children from the age of 3-11, Catholic and Non-Catholic. The vast majority of our children move on to St John Fisher Catholic Collegiate, the secondary school within our Multi Academy Company (family of schools). We work closely with them to ease the transition from primary to secondary education for our learners.

We are very proud of the strong support which we receive from our parish priest, Canon Paul, and assistant priest Fr John. All staff and children are very well supported in deepening their understanding of the gospel values, which lie at the heart of everything we do and is included in our school mission statement, ‘Learning to Live Out Our Calling with Compassion and Love.’ Our children are expected to live out their faith and are well equipped to do so as our Catholic Values permeate throughout the life of our school. 

As an inclusive school, we have high expectations of all children. We instill our pupils with a sense of personal and collective responsibility and we place a great emphasis on the personal, social, spiritual and health education of our pupils. Our children experience a carefully designed, broad and balanced curriculum and we have ensured that our school has the facilities and resources to provide our children with opportunities to discover their talents and interests. We have a strong tradition in music and sports and we take great delight in developing our children’s achievements in these areas.

Our teaching staff view their work as a vocation and actively seek to motivate and inspire our children to hold a life long love of learning. Our school works to enable everyone to become a responsible, happy and compassionate citizen in order to prepare them for the opportunities and responsibilities in our rapidly changing society. We believe that to achieve this for our children, it is crucial for parents, carers and the school to work together in partnership. There are many opportunities throughout the school year to develop this relationship. We have a committed pastoral team who are knowledgeable and resourceful in providing support for all families within school and beyond the school gates.We look forward to continuing to work with you to achieve your child’s full potential. If you have not yet visited our school and would like to come and meet us, please contact the school office to arrange a visit.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school!

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💡Well done to Year Six today! They took part in an exciting Now Press Play experience where their town had a power cut and they needed to get the electricity back on to save a cousin on dialysis. Guided by the story, they made their way to a power station that had been closed by protestors and worked together to think of solutions that suited both them and the environment. We’re so proud of how engaged and imaginative they were!💡
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💡Well done to Year Six today! They took part in an exciting Now Press Play experience where their town had a power cut and they needed to get the electricity back on to save a cousin on dialysis. Guided by the story, they made their way to a power station that had been closed by protestors and worked together to think of solutions that suited both them and the environment. We’re so proud of how engaged and imaginative they were!💡
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✨ Happy Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady! ✨

Today, 8th September, we joyfully honour the birthday of Mary, our Blessed Mother, whose faith and “yes” to God’s plan set the course for our Salvation

On this special feast day, we give thanks for Mary’s life and her beautiful example of love, trust, and surrender. As our beloved patron, she continues to inspire our entire community, learners, staff, and families, to live each day with kindness, hope and courage.

We are especially grateful to celebrate today with @ St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme. May Mary’s love guide our school family, as we seek to respond to God’s call with generosity, faith and devotion.
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🗺️Year 6 had an amazing field trip around Newcastle-under-Lyme to explore land use and how it has changed over time. We looked at different types of land use, including commercial, recreational and residential areas and it was fascinating to hear how much things have transformed!🗺️

#year6stm #geographystm #fieldworkstm
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🗺️Year 6 had an amazing field trip around Newcastle-under-Lyme to explore land use and how it has changed over time. We looked at different types of land use, including commercial, recreational and residential areas and it was fascinating to hear how much things have transformed!🗺️

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Nursery have had lots of fun celebrating Mary's birthday this afternoon. We talked about Mary, shared a reading from the bible and said a Hail Mary together. Afterwards we celebrated by baking cakes and decorating them with blue icing to help us to think about Mary, making a hanging decoration and singing happy birthday to Mary! #catholiclifestm #nurserystm
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Nursery have had lots of fun celebrating Marys birthday this afternoon. We talked about Mary, shared a reading from the bible and said a Hail Mary together. Afterwards we celebrated by baking cakes and decorating them with blue icing to help us to think about Mary, making a hanging decoration and singing happy birthday to Mary! #catholiclifestm #nurserystmImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment


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Today we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, the birthday of Mary, the mother of Jesus and the patron of our school, St Mary’s. On this special day we give thanks for Mary’s life, her faith and her example of saying yes to God with love and trust. As our patron, she is a constant source of inspiration for us all, guiding our pupils, staff and families to live with kindness, hope and courage. This feast is a joyful reminder that God’s plan of love for the world began with the birth of Mary, who would one day become the mother of our Saviour.

Parents and families are warmly invited to join us for Mass tomorrow morning at 9:15am to celebrate together. Please enter via the main entrance.

A Prayer for Our Lady’s Birthday:
Loving God,
We thank you for the gift of Mary,
who said yes to you with faith and love.
Bless our school family of St Mary’s,
that we may follow her example
and grow closer to Jesus each day.
Amen.

We look forward to welcoming you.

#catholiclifestm #prayerandliturgystm
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Today we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, the birthday of Mary, the mother of Jesus and the patron of our school, St Mary’s. On this special day we give thanks for Mary’s life, her faith and her example of saying yes to God with love and trust. As our patron, she is a constant source of inspiration for us all, guiding our pupils, staff and families to live with kindness, hope and courage. This feast is a joyful reminder that God’s plan of love for the world began with the birth of Mary, who would one day become the mother of our Saviour.

Parents and families are warmly invited to join us for Mass tomorrow morning at 9:15am to celebrate together. Please enter via the main entrance.

A Prayer for Our Lady’s Birthday:
Loving God,
We thank you for the gift of Mary,
who said yes to you with faith and love.
Bless our school family of St Mary’s,
that we may follow her example
and grow closer to Jesus each day.
Amen.

We look forward to welcoming you.

#catholiclifestm #prayerandliturgystm

The children were very excited yesterday to have a visit from Alexis from Creation Station . She delivered an assembly to tell the children all about our exciting after school 'Create Club' which will be running this term from Tuesday 9th September. Please see the leaflet your child has brought home for information on how to book your child a place.
It’s such a fantastic opportunity for the children to join a club where they can explore their creativity and take home their masterpieces ! #artstm

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The children were very excited yesterday to have a visit from Alexis from Creation Station . She delivered an assembly to tell the children all about our exciting after school Create Club  which will be running this term from Tuesday 9th September. Please see the leaflet your child has brought home  for information on how to book your child a place.
It’s such a fantastic opportunity for the children to join a club where they can explore their creativity and take home their masterpieces ! #artstmImage attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

Amazing ! Well done to our artistic children who entered a competition back in the Summer and have had their superhero
Creations published in a book – Super Me .
What a fantastic achievement! We even have a copy of the book in our school library for everyone to see ! #artstm

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Amazing ! Well done to our artistic children who entered a competition back in the Summer and have had their superhero
Creations published in a book - Super Me . 
What a fantastic achievement! We even have a copy of the book in our school library for everyone to see ! #artstm



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School Opening Times

Start of DayEnd of Day
Gates Open8:30am3:00pm
School Start/End8:45am3:15pm
Registration Close9:05am
Office Opening Times8:00am4:00pm

School Dinner Timetable

Year GroupBreak TimeLunch Time
Nursery11:30am
Reception10:00am-10:15am11:45am-12:30pm
Year 1 & 510:30am-10:45am12:15pm-1:00pm
Year 2 & 610:30am-10:45am12:30pm-1:15pm
Year 3 & 410:15am-10:30am12:00pm-12:45pm

What we’re proud of…

Child painting with paintbrush

Oracy

“The school has created an oracy rich environment, where voices are valued and listened to. Pupils are provided with significant opportunities to develop their oracy skills in every subject and in every lesson.”
– T&L Review
Child drawing with crayons

Music

“Music is taught very effectively as pupils learn to play instruments and sing to a good standard. Music and singing play a large part in the school’s life. Pupils participate enthusiastically in making music and singing in special events at the school and in the local community. Pupils sing in tune and in harmony using three parts with good tonal quality.” – OFSTED
Child painting with paintbrush

Sports

Achieving the gold mark for Physical Education since 2018!
“The primary physical education and sport premium is spent very well. Pupils have benefited from access to a wide variety of after-school clubs, competitive events and special activities. As a result, increasingly more pupils participate in a wider range of sports” – OFSTED
Child drawing with crayons

Curriculum

“The school’s aims are clear. They are committed to delivering a challenging and engaging curriculum, that is broad and balanced. The curriculum sequence is coherent and clear cross curricular links are made. Such links are further strengthened by the school’s additional ‘Building the Kingdom’ curriculum”
– T&L Review