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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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This morning in Geography, we used fieldwork to identify different examples of land use in our local area. We stopped at various points throughout the walk to discuss how the land was used and whether this has changed over time. In groups, we took photos and made notes on the various land uses. These included: residential, retail, industrial, religious building, charity, financial, open space or leisure.

#geographystm #fieldworkstm
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This morning in Geog

Year 4 explored the value of digits in thousands, hundreds, tens and ones today. The children used place value grids and counters to represent different numbers and identify the value of each digit. This practical approach helped to strengthen their understanding of how numbers are composed and how a digit’s value changes depending on its position. #year4stm #mathsstm
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📚💛 We are absolutely loving seeing all of your updates on Learning with Parents!

It’s been so lovely to see our wonderful children enjoying their books at home and the photos and audio clips have definitely been making us smile! 🥰📖

Don’t forget to log your child’s reading on Learning with Parents each night. There’s absolutely no expectation to upload a photo or audio clip, simply logging the reading is perfect but we have loved seeing the ones you’ve chosen to share! 🌟

For our older children, they can even get involved by logging their own reading on their tablet or device. A great way for them to take a little more ownership of their reading! 📱📚

Happy reading! 💛✨

#ReadingForPleasureSTM #ReadingSTM
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📚 Summer Reading Challenge 📚

A huge well done to everyone who completed the Summer Reading Challenge at Newcastle Library! 🌟

Your commitment to reading throughout the summer was fantastic and we are incredibly proud of you all. Keep up the brilliant reading! 📖👏

During our Whole-School Gospel Assembly this morning, each child received a certificate and medal from Staffordshire Libraries, a special certificate from Mrs Whitfield and 25 Dojos for completing the challenge! 🏅

A huge thank you to Staffordshire Libraries for encouraging our children to develop a love of reading.

#readingforpleasurestm #readingstm
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📚 Summer Reading

On Thursday, our Year 5/6 football team had a fantastic time competing against other local schools at Newcastle College! ⚽️💙

We couldn’t be prouder of the team. They showed brilliant determination, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout every single match.

Through wins, draws and losses, they walked off the pitch with smiles on their faces and continued to support and encourage one another. 🌟

An amazing effort from the whole team. You represented St Mary’s brilliantly! 👏⚽️ We are so proud of you!

#pestm #year6stm #year5stm
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On Thursday, our Yea

If you have any wellies that your children no longer wear – we would be very grateful to give them a new home at St Mary's 👢👢

Please bring them to the office or to your child's class teacher 😀

Thanks so much 🌧️ 🌞
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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