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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, â€˜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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🌟 Join Our Wonderful Nursery at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School! 🌟

Is your child turning 3 before 31st August 2025?
We’d love to welcome them into our caring, nurturing and exciting nursery community! 💙

At St. Mary’s, every day is filled with learning, laughter and new adventures. Our nursery provides a safe, happy environment where children can explore, play and develop their confidence as they begin their learning journey.

✹ We offer both 15 and 30 hours of funded nursery places, giving families flexibility and support.
✹ Children thrive through fun, hands-on learning experiences that build curiosity, creativity and early friendships.
✹ Our dedicated staff ensure each child feels valued and encouraged to shine.

Come and see what makes St. Mary’s so special -we’d love to meet you and show you around!
📞 Please call us on 01782 619685 to arrange your personal tour and find out more about how we can give your child the very best start to their school life.
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🌟 Join Our Wonderful Nursery at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School! 🌟

Is your child turning 3 before 31st August 2025?
We’d love to welcome them into our caring, nurturing and exciting nursery community! 💙

At St. Mary’s, every day is filled with learning, laughter and new adventures. Our nursery provides a safe, happy environment where children can explore, play and develop their confidence as they begin their learning journey.

✹ We offer both 15 and 30 hours of funded nursery places, giving families flexibility and support.
✹ Children thrive through fun, hands-on learning experiences that build curiosity, creativity and early friendships.
✹ Our dedicated staff ensure each child feels valued and encouraged to shine.

Come and see what makes St. Mary’s so special -we’d love to meet you and show you around!
📞 Please call us on 01782 619685 to arrange your personal tour and find out more about how we can give your child the very best start to their school life.

đŸŽ™ïž Introducing St Mary’s Oracy Club!đŸŽ™ïž
Today, our brand-new Oracy Club held its first session with Year 5 and it was a huge success! 🌟 Mila and Angel from Year 6 did a brilliant job leading the group this week and are excited to guide the group each week. Year 5 can’t wait to explore thought-provoking topics and work in new groupings every session! 💬✹

#OracyStM #Year5StM #Year6StM #EnglishStM
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đŸŽ™ïž Introducing St Mary’s Oracy Club!đŸŽ™ïž
Today, our brand-new Oracy Club held its first session with Year 5 and it was a huge success! 🌟 Mila and Angel from Year 6 did a brilliant job leading the group this week and are excited to guide the group each week. Year 5 can’t wait to explore thought-provoking topics and work in new groupings every session! 💬✹

#OracyStM #Year5StM #Year6StM #EnglishStM

🌟Year 3 Catholic Life Pledge – Learning Block One🌟

Year 3's first Catholic Life Pledge has centered around CAFOD's Family Fast Day 2025.

This is an initiative that reoccurs every harvest time and the aim is to stand in solidarity with our global family. The children swapped one of their main meals for a simple bowl of soup in order to think about and raise awareness for those throughout the world who regularly go without food. Put so beautifully by our own Archbishop Bernard: 'We are called to live more simply so that others can simply live.'

To find out more about Family Fast Day and to donate to CAFOD's appeal please click on the following link: cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=R1…

'Helping the poor is a matter of justice before a question of charity.' – Pope Leo XIV

Thank you children and families for all of your efforts!

#catholiclifestm #CAFOD #familyfastday2025 #year3stm
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🌟Year 3 Catholic Life Pledge - Learning Block One🌟

Year 3s first Catholic Life Pledge has centered around CAFODs Family Fast Day 2025.

This is an initiative that reoccurs every harvest time and the aim is to stand in solidarity with our global family. The children swapped one of their main meals for a simple bowl of soup in order to think about and raise awareness for those throughout the world who regularly go without food. Put so beautifully by our own Archbishop Bernard: We are called to live more simply so that others can simply live. 

To find out more about Family Fast Day and to donate to CAFODs appeal please click on the following link: https://cafod.org.uk/give/appeals/family-fast-day-appeal?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=R129707%20Harvest%20FFD%20Appeal%202025%20-%20Existing&utm_content=Ad%20group%201&utm_ad=773207757523&utm_term=cafod&matchtype=b&device=c&GeoLoc=1006947&placement=&network=g&campaign_id=23001142703&adset_id=185623919656&ad_id=773207757523&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23001142703&gbraid=0AAAAAD71D4JDvSGC7VrA8Ro1b1eIIpuyg&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrojHBhDdARIsAJdEJ_cftuHwmHi3dk9JtSHnw3WyIL_q72XVcK2MLOK5cFqUzI0JrSXa8T0aAtP5EALw_wcB

Helping the poor is a matter of justice before a question of charity. - Pope Leo XIV

Thank you children and families for all of your efforts!

#catholiclifestm #CAFOD #familyfastday2025 #year3stmImage attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment

Creation detectives to the ready ! Our year 1 children went in search of God’s beautiful creations . From wiggly worms to lovely lady bugs we thanked God and promised to play our part in being good stewards of God’s creations . #year1stm
#restm

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Creation detectives to the ready ! Our year 1 children went in search of God’s beautiful creations . From wiggly worms to lovely lady bugs we thanked God and promised to play our part in being good stewards of God’s creations . #year1stm
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Thank you to Josh and his family for sharing their Celebration of the Word and reminding us of how beautiful it is to experience God’s love and pray together as a family . #year1stm #prayerandliturgystm
#celebrationofthewordstm

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Thank you to Josh and his family for sharing their Celebration of the Word and reminding us of how beautiful it is to experience God’s love and pray together as a family . #year1stm #prayerandliturgystm 
#celebrationofthewordstm

Thank you to Kiara in Year 1 for sharing her review of Beegu with us . Another 5 star review ! ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #year1stm
#readingstm

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Thank you to Kiara in Year 1 for sharing her review of Beegu with us . Another 5 star review ! ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #year1stm
#readingstm

📖 Friday favourites 📖
This week’s reading has taken us on exciting journeys and given us plenty of laughter along the way. A brilliant collection of favourites to enjoy again and again
#readingstm #FridayFavouritesstm

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📖 Friday favourites 📖
This week’s reading has taken us on exciting journeys and given us plenty of laughter along the way. A brilliant collection of favourites to enjoy again and again
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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