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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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☀️💥 SUMMER SMASH💥☀️

What an incredible way to end another fantastic school year! Yesterday, our children enjoyed our end of year enrichment day which was packed full of laughter, smiles and unforgettable memories. 🌈

Throughout the day, every class had the chance to enjoy our inflatable assault course, bouncy castle and penalty shoot out, before finishing the celebrations with our spectacular Colour Run! It was amazing to see the playground transformed into a rainbow of colour as the children ran, laughed and cheered each other on.

A huge thank you to all of our staff who helped make today such a success and to everyone who supported the event. Most importantly, thank you to our wonderful children for bringing so much enthusiasm, kindness and joy to every activity. You made the day truly special.

We hope everyone has a fantastic, safe and well deserved summer break!🌞🎉

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This week, our fantastic Year 5s completed their Music unit, “South and West Africa”.
Throughout the unit, the children explored music from South and West Africa and learned to sing the traditional song “Shosholoza.” They discovered the history behind the song and learned about the Xhosa language, developing their understanding of how music connects with culture and storytelling.
The children sang Shosholoza with confidence and accompanied their performance on glockenspiels, showing great rhythm, teamwork and musical focus.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support our children in their learning and love of music!
#year5stm #musicstm

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Year 6 Leavers Video 2026 💙
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✨ We've found some more photos from our wonderful Year 6 Leavers' Ball! 🎉📸

We've added another batch of pictures for everyone to enjoy. It was such a fantastic evening and these extra photos capture even more of the smiles, laughter and special memories from the night.

We hope you enjoy looking through them! 💙

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🌟 Over the past few weeks, Year 6 had been busy creating wonderful memory boxes that reflect their school life! 🎨✨
Using mixed media, they thoughtfully designed their boxes to capture special moments and personal memories. Each child chose whether they wanted their piece to be abstract or more literal, giving them the freedom to express their unique perspective. The results are as creative and meaningful as the memories themselves! We couldn't wait to show our parents💭🖌️

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🤍 Year 6 Leavers’ Mass & Awards 🤍

This morning, our school community gathered at Holy Trinity to celebrate the end of an unforgettable journey for our Year 6 pupils. Together, we reflected on their time at St Mary’s, gave thanks for all they have achieved and prayed for them as they prepare for the exciting journey ahead.

Following Mass, we held our annual awards ceremony, where a number of children were recognised for the God-given talents, qualities and contributions they have shared during their time at St Mary’s. Congratulations to all of our award winners, who were presented with trophies in recognition of their achievements. 🏆✨

As our Year 6 children prepare to spread their wings, we send them with our love, prayers and every good wish for the future. Once a member of the St Mary’s family, always a member of the St Mary’s family. 💙

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During this learning block, Year 2 have been exploring the Music unit 'Musical Storytelling: Instruments'. Throughout the unit, the children discovered how music can bring a story to life by using different instruments, tempos and dynamics to represent characters, events and emotions.

They learned to identify changes in tempo and dynamics, explaining how music matched different parts of a story, and made thoughtful musical choices to create mood and atmosphere.

To finish the unit, Year 2 worked together to rehearse and perform their own musical storytelling pieces, playing confidently with appropriate instrumental sounds, tempo and dynamics.

Well done, Year 2! Here is a snippet of your fantastic work! 🌟🎵

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🌟STAR PAST PUPIL 🌟

We are incredibly proud to congratulate our former pupil, Benedict, on his outstanding academic achievements.

Benedict has graduated from the University of Bath with a First Class Honours degree and, in recognition of his exceptional performance, has been awarded a scholarship to study for a Master’s degree at the University of Cambridge.

This is a remarkable accomplishment and a testament to Benedict’s hard work, dedication and perseverance. We have no doubt that he has an exciting future ahead of him.

Congratulations, Benedict. Everyone at our school is immensely proud of you and wishes you every success as you begin this next chapter at Cambridge.
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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