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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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😴Goodnight from Laches Wood! We’ve had such a brilliant day filled with fun, challenges and plenty of laughter. Everyone’s given their all and made some fantastic memories. We’re already looking forward to another action-packed day tomorrow!🥳 #year6stm
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😴Goodnight from Laches Wood! We’ve had such a brilliant day filled with fun, challenges and plenty of laughter. Everyone’s given their all and made some fantastic memories. We’re already looking forward to another action-packed day tomorrow!🥳 #year6stmImage attachmentImage attachment+8Image attachment

Good evening from Laches Wood! This afternoon we’ve tackled rock climbing, bouldering, axe throwing and archery. What a brilliant day it’s been! #year6stm #pestm
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Good evening from Laches Wood! This afternoon we’ve tackled rock climbing, bouldering, axe throwing and archery. What a brilliant day it’s been! #year6stm #pestmImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

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Looks like another good day was had by all

Great pictures

Year 4 have been delving into our local history this week, looking at life working in the pottery industry, the work of different potters and the six towns. We created our own skyline of Stoke on Trent and a plate inspired by the different potters we researched. #LocalHistoryWeek #historystm
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Year 4 have been delving into our local history this week, looking at life working in the pottery industry, the work of different potters and the six towns. We created our own skyline of Stoke on Trent and a plate inspired by the different potters we researched. #localhistoryweek #historystmImage attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

We’ve had an amazing morning at Laches Wood, taking on everything from caving and biking to axe throwing and archery. Everyone’s pushed themselves, faced fears and given new challenges a real go – such a brilliant start to the day! 🪓🎯🚴👷 #year6stm #pestm
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We’ve had an amazing morning at Laches Wood, taking on everything from caving and biking to axe throwing and archery. Everyone’s pushed themselves, faced fears and given new challenges a real go – such a brilliant start to the day! 🪓🎯🚴👷 #year6stm #pestmImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

🌞 Good morning from Laches Wood! The sun’s out and we’ve got another action-packed day ahead🌞 #year6stm #pestm
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🌞 Good morning from Laches Wood! The sun’s out and we’ve got another action-packed day ahead🌞 #year6stm #pestmImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

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Can l come for my breakfast

Breakfast looks great

🔥A brilliant first evening at Laches Wood! We played lawn games, did our daily cleaning duties, sang our hearts out around the campfire (including a very memorable banana song from Mr Wyse 🍌) and finished the night with a well-earned hot chocolate.🔥 #year6stm #pestm
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🔥A brilliant first evening at Laches Wood! We played lawn games, did our daily cleaning duties, sang our hearts out around the campfire (including a very memorable banana song from Mr Wyse 🍌) and finished the night with a well-earned hot chocolate.🔥 #year6stm #pestmImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

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What an adventure 👍

Lovely photos

Year 6 have arrived at Laches Wood and hit the ground running! From caving and BMXing to canoeing, it’s already been a day packed with adventure. Some of us have even learnt to ride a bike thanks to the magic touch of Mr Wyse! 🛶👷🏻🚴‍♂️✨ #year6stm #pestm
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Year 6 have arrived at Laches Wood and hit the ground running! From caving and BMXing to canoeing, it’s already been a day packed with adventure. Some of us have even learnt to ride a bike thanks to the magic touch of Mr Wyse! 🛶👷🏻🚴‍♂️✨ #year6stm #pestmImage attachmentImage attachment+Image attachment

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Did they choose their activities today?

Amazing, enjoy your adventure everyone xx

Enjoy all your adventures

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This week, Year 5 have been exploring one of the most iconic scenes from Roald Dahl’s Matilda as part of Readers’ Theatre. By varying their expression, tone and pace, they brought Miss Trunchbull’s ferocity and Bruce Bogtrotter’s timidness to life. Here’s a sensational performance by Toluwa and Jackson – a brilliant display of drama skills and character work. #readingstm #oracystm #dramastm #year5stm
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🎤 Speech Fest 2025 🎤
A massive congratulations to our brilliant winners from Friday’s Speech Fest!

🥇 Leon (Y4) – Art
🥈 Mila (Y5) – Tigers
🥉 Oliver (Y6) – Motocross

The standard across the board was incredibly high so to be named a winner is a truly impressive achievement. We’re so proud of you all!

#oracystm #englishstm #year4stm #year5stm #year6stm
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🎤 Speech Fest 2025 🎤
A massive congratulations to our brilliant winners from Friday’s Speech Fest!

🥇 Leon (Y4) – Art
🥈 Mila (Y5) – Tigers
🥉 Oliver (Y6) – Motocross

The standard across the board was incredibly high so to be named a winner is a truly impressive achievement. We’re so proud of you all!

#oracystm #englishstm #year4stm #year5stm #year6stm



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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
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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