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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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Please join us at 3:30pm in our school chapel for our next Lenten Stay and Pray. Please enter via Stanier Street and a member of staff will be there to greet you.
Thank you
#prayerandliturgystm

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Thank you to Demi in Year 6 for her addition to our Reading Bag. She really has shown that there's no such thing as a place too small to read in!
#readingstm #year6stm

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Thank you to Demi in Year 6 for her addition to our Reading Bag. She really has shown that theres no such thing as a place too small to read in!
#readingstm #year6stm

Nursery had a lovely week welcoming lots of mums in to join in with some mother's day crafts. We made crowns, cards and vases and painted flowers too. The children gave their mothers some special crafts they had been working on and a flower too.

Thank you for spending time with us this week, the children had lots of fun! Happy mother's day from Nursery! #earlyyearsstm
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Nursery had a lovely week welcoming lots of mums in to join in with some mothers day crafts. We made crowns, cards and vases and painted flowers too. The children gave their mothers some special crafts they had been working on and a flower too.

Thank you for spending time with us this week, the children had lots of fun! Happy mothers day from Nursery! #earlyyearsstmImage attachmentImage attachment+4Image attachment

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The pictures look wonderful, so glad everyone has a wonderful time.

Lovely post 😊

We had a lovely time, thank you 💕

💙📚Friday Favourites!📖💙
It's that time of the week again! Here are this week's Friday Favourites – what a wonderful mix of stories. We always enjoy discovering new books and sharing recommendations with friends!#readingstm #FridayFavouritesstm

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💙📚Friday Favourites!📖💙
Its that time of the week again! Here are this weeks Friday Favourites - what a wonderful mix of stories. We always enjoy discovering new books and sharing recommendations with friends!#readingstm #FridayFavouritesstmImage attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment

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Brilliant choice of books 😊

Thank you to George, Caitlin, Elsie and Ryder who planned and delivered a beautiful Lenten liturgy with the theme “pray, fast, give.” We reflected how we could help the most needy in our world during this holy season.
#prayerandliturgystm #year3stm

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Thank you to George, Caitlin, Elsie and Ryder who planned and delivered a beautiful Lenten liturgy with the theme “pray, fast, give.” We reflected how we could help the most needy in our world during this holy season.
#prayerandliturgystm #year3stmImage attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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Well done George, Caitlin, Elsie and Ryder 👏👏👏

Today, the Minnie Vinnies attended mass and went to have a drink, biscuit and chat with the parishioners. As always, they represented the school beautifully. The children wanted to give some of their time during this season of Lent as a reminder that we can offer ourselves as well as material things. #missiongroupsstm #catholiclifestm
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Today, the Minnie Vinnies attended mass and went to have a drink, biscuit and chat with the parishioners. As always, they represented the school beautifully. The children wanted to give some of their time during this season of Lent as a reminder that we can offer ourselves as well as material things. #missiongroupsstm #catholiclifestmImage attachmentImage attachment

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Well done Minnie Vinnies xxxx

📚🎉Wow! Leon, in St Maria Goretti, has just hit 1,000,000 words on Accelerated Reader! A huge achievement in Year 4 – well done! 🎉📚 #readingstm #year4stm
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📚🎉Wow! Leon, in St Maria Goretti, has just hit 1,000,000 words on Accelerated Reader! A huge achievement in Year 4 – well done! 🎉📚 #readingstm #year4stm

Reception enjoyed a lovely craft session with their mums to help celebrate Mother’s Day. Thank you to all those who were able to join us, and for your lovely feedback. We are so glad you all enjoyed it! Happy Mother’s Day 💐
#eyfsstm

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Reception enjoyed a lovely craft session with their mums to help celebrate Mother’s Day. Thank you to all those who were able to join us, and for your lovely feedback. We are so glad you all enjoyed it! Happy Mother’s Day 💐
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Such a lovely idea and creates a memory too

Last night, our dance club rocked the stage at Crewe’s Gotta Dance event! 💖 They channelled their inner Barbies, each picking their favorite from the film. A huge thank you to our amazing PTFA for funding the fabulous costumes! 🌟 The energy and enthusiasm they brought was truly unforgettable. We are beyond proud of our dancers – well done, team! 💃🏽✨ #DanceClub #BarbieVibes #GottaDanceCrewe #dancestm #pestm #ptfastm
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Was a fantastic show, all dancers were amazing, really enjoyed every minute of it ❤️

Absolutely fantastic, enjoyed every minute of it xx

Well done girls you were all amazing what a great show 🩷🩷🩷

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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 & 210:30am-10:45am12:00pm-12:45pm
Year 3 & 410:30am-10:45am12:15pm-1:00pm
Year 5 & 610:45am-11:00am12:30pm-1:15pm

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