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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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Day 2 started with us watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and enjoying a couple of snacks that we bought from Lidl yesterday. We couldn’t wait to tuck into our ‘Maccies’ for lunch, which was followed by a short gaming session on Mr V’s Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to sample the rocky road we made, but we took it home to share with our families.

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💙📰 A Special Letter to The Sentinel 📰💙

We are absolutely overjoyed after reading this beautiful letter written to The Sentinel by one of our wonderful grandparents, sharing their family’s experience of St Mary’s.

The kind words have truly touched our hearts and brought so much joy to all of our staff. Moments like this remind us how special our St Mary’s family really is. 💙

A huge thank you to the Slater family for your kindness, support and encouragement over the years. It has been an absolute privilege to be part of your family’s journey and we have loved every moment. ✨

If you would like to read the full letter, make sure you pick up a copy of The Sentinel and see this wonderful tribute for yourself. 📰
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🌲💚 Laches Wood 💚🌲

What a fabulous week we’ve had at Laches Wood! From facing fears and trying something new to showing independence, resilience and responsibility, we are so proud of every single one of our children.

We’ve laughed, cheered each other on, made memories and had the best time taking on every adventure that came our way.

A huge well done Year 6 – what an amazing few days! 🌲✨

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We’re making the most of our final day!

This morning, we conquered the climbing wall and high ropes, showing fantastic courage, determination and teamwork along the way. ⭐

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This week in computing club, we have experimented using Microbits! The children had a great time programming their device to trigger certain actions. They made flashing hearts, dancing men and even secret messages! #computingstm
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A great start to our final day!

This morning, we took on the climbing wall and showed amazing courage, teamwork and determination. We’re so proud of everyone for giving it their all! ⭐

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🎯 Bullseye!

This afternoon, the children had a fantastic time taking part in air rifle shooting. They quickly got to grips with safely loading the pellets, carefully aiming at the targets and putting their concentration and accuracy to the test.

It was great to see everyone listening so well, developing their skills and celebrating each other's success. Well done, everyone! 👏🎯

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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