
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
– T&L Review

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

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
“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

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
– T&L Review











St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme
💙📚Friday Favourites 📚💙
There is something so special about hearing children talk about the books they love. From laugh out loud adventures to heartwarming stories, every recommendation came with a huge smile and a reason to give it a go! 📖✨.
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Today, Year 4 learned about the different types of teeth – incisors, canines and molars – and how they help us to bite, tear and chew our food. We then explored how to keep our teeth healthy before carrying out an exciting experiment using boiled eggs to represent tooth enamel. The eggs were placed in different liquids, including Coca-Cola and coffee, to investigate how these drinks can affect our teeth over time. We can’t wait to see the results next week! 🔬🦷 #year4stm #sciencestm
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🌑 Year 5 & 6 Take Part in Black Out Day! 🌑
Today, our Year 5 and 6 students took part in Black Out Day, a special event where they put all technology aside – no iPads, no interactive boards and no digital devices of any kind! The purpose of the day was to give our children a chance to experience learning and creativity without relying on screens, encouraging collaboration, imagination, and hands-on problem solving.
It was wonderful to see the children engaging in activities, working together, and having fun in new ways. By the end of the day, many of the students said that they hadn’t missed the technology at all and had thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
A big well done to all our Year 5 and 6 learners for embracing the challenge! 👏
#year5stm #year6stm #catholiclifestm
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Thank you to the parents who took parent on our Year 2 Celebration of the Word on Tuesday. Zane and Serah led it beautifully and all the children and parents were reverent and respectful.
We then had our Storytime session, reading The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch #readingforpleasurestm #year2stm #parentstm
#prayerandliturgystm #celebrationofthewordstm
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The Scholastic Book Fayre is back! It will be open on Friday 12th June, Monday 15th June, Tuesday 16th June and Wednesday 17th June from 3:00pm to 3:30pm.
If the weather is nice, the Book Fayre will be held on the KS2 playground outside St Peter. If it rains, it will be in the school hall, with entry via the Stanier Street Children's Club entrance.
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📚🎶Get Ready for the Summer Reading Challenge 2026!🎶📚
This year's theme is Read to the Beat!, encouraging children to discover the joy of reading through music-inspired stories, poetry, graphic novels and non-fiction.
The challenge runs from Saturday 4th July to Monday 14th September and is completely FREE to take part in through your local library. It's a brilliant way to keep children reading over the summer, helping to build confidence, maintain progress and return to school ready for a fantastic new year.
Find out more by watching the official Summer Reading Challenge video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMuo6FoK8bk
We'd love to see as many of our pupils as possible taking part this summer. Happy reading! 📖🎵
Staffordshire Libraries
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🎁🌍 World Give 🌍🎁
Today, a group of our pupils had the wonderful opportunity to work alongside World Give, a charity that provides gift boxes filled with essential items and special treats for children in communities around the world who may not have access to the things many of us take for granted.
The children helped to sort, fill and pack the boxes, knowing that their efforts will bring joy, hope and practical support to other children. They also took part in the filming of a promotional video for the charity alongside local presenter Louise Stones, helping to spread awareness of the incredible work that World Give does.
As a thank you for giving up their time, the charity kindly provided a breakfast club and lots of treats for the children, making the experience even more memorable.
We are incredibly proud of the compassion, generosity and enthusiasm shown by our pupils. They were excellent ambassadors for our school and truly lived out our mission of serving others with love and kindness.
This is just the beginning of our partnership with World Give. In September, we will be launching a whole-school RE homework project and challenging our school community to see how many gift boxes we can fill together. We can’t wait to get involved and make a difference to the lives of children around the world.
Keep an eye out for the finished promotional video, which will be released soon and features some of our wonderful pupils helping to support this fantastic cause!
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Thank you to all the families that attended our Year 1 Celebration of the Word and story time. The children loved having you there to share this lovely experience.
Some of parents commented ‘ Thank you for this afternoon. It was a lovely time to hear the children be a part of the celebration of the word and listening to the song.’ And ‘ Thank you for this lovely experience and teaching children how to be kind and grateful through the story of The Rainbow Fish.’
#year1stm #celebrationofthewordstm #prayerandliturgystm #readingforpleasurestm
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