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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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“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” (Mark 11:9)

Today the Church celebrates Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. We remember Jesus entering Jerusalem, welcomed by the crowds who waved palm branches and shouted with joy. They knew he was special but they did not yet understand that he came as a king of love, peace and sacrifice.

Although we are not in school during Holy Week, we would still like to stay united as a school family during this very important time in the Church year. Throughout this week we will share short reflections for families to use at home so that together, wherever we are, we can walk with Jesus through the events of Holy Week and prepare our hearts for Easter.

Holy Week is a time to slow down, to pray a little more and to try to live as Jesus taught us. We can welcome Jesus into our homes by showing kindness, forgiveness and love to those around us. Just as the people welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem, we are invited to welcome him into our hearts.

Prayer:
Lord Jesus,
As we begin Holy Week, help our school community to stay close to you.
Bless our families as we pray at home this week.
Teach us to welcome you with love, to follow you with faith and to trust in you always.
Amen.

Family action:
Place a cross or candle somewhere in your home this week to remind you that we are walking together with Jesus through Holy Week.

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✝️The Stations of the Cross✝️

Thank you to all parents and parishioners who joined us for our Stations of the Cross Assembly. Year 6’s performance was a reflective depiction of Jesus’ last days on earth and a reminder of the torture that Jesus suffered to save us from our sins. “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they’ve done…” Luke 23:34

The children carried out each station with such reverence and grace, doing a truly beautiful job in honouring this sacred journey.

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Thank you to all of our EYFS and KS1 families who took part in another exciting game of Easter bingo.
Thank you to the PTFA for organising the event. The prizes were eggcellent!

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Thank you to Year 5 who led us in a beautiful reflection on the next part of our Holy Week journey – The Garden of Gethsemene.

We reflected on Jesus’ sacrifice and how we can put the will of God before our own desires.

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🐣 Easter Bingo 🐣

A huge thank you to all of our families who attended Easter Bingo. We truly couldn’t do it without your support!

It was a lovely evening filled with fun and some fantastic prizes. 🎉🐣

A special thank you to the PTFA for organising such a wonderful event for our school community! 💫

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Thank you to Year 3 who led us in a beautiful reflection based on the Last supper. We reflected on how Jesus is the servant king and how we are called to serve others.

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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…

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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
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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
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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
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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