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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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Today, two of our Year 5 pupils, Steven and Isabelle, had the wonderful privilege of travelling to St Austin’s Church in Stafford. There, they joined children from 63 other schools within the St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi Academy Trust to record our two new Trust songs, Chosen for Greatness and Our Hearts Come Alive.

They represented our school beautifully, taking part with real passion and enthusiasm throughout the day. We are incredibly proud of them and can’t wait to hear the finished recordings – the live version was amazing!

We also feel truly blessed to be part of such a vibrant and inspiring Trust community. Opportunities like this bring our schools together in faith, joy and shared purpose, and it is a privilege to be part of something so special.
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We are very excited to celebrate the launch of our new PE certificates!!! ⚽️🏉🏐🏀🏏🥎

These special awards will recognise the children who consistently demonstrate hard work, determination and resilience in their PE lessons.

We are so proud of their effort, positive attitude and commitment to always doing their best.

Well done to all of our certificate winners, keep up the fantastic work!

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💙 Year 4’s Catholic Life Pledge 💙

“Tastes Around the World”, a wonderful celebration of different cultures through food. This links beautifully to the Catholic Social Teaching principle of Solidarity, reminding us that we are one global family, united in respect and appreciation of each other’s traditions.

A huge thank you to all the parents and families for the incredible effort and care that went into preparing such a wide variety of delicious dishes. The food was amazing and truly showcased the richness of our community!

It was fantastic to see such a great turnout and to share this special experience together. #restm #catholiclifestm #catholiclifepledgestm
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Come and join us tomorrow from 15:15 to 16:15 on the KS2 Playground for Year 4’s Catholic Life Pledge – ‘Tastes Around the World’ event. 🥘🥟🍲

At St Mary’s, we are incredibly fortunate to have such a rich mix of cultures within our school community. We’d love to celebrate this diversity by bringing everyone together through food.

Enjoy flavours from around the world and even better, bring along a dish that represents your culture to share with others. #year4stm #catholiclifestm
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Quick reminder – the deadline for SMGT auditions is this Friday! 🎭

We’re looking for all kinds of talent. Can you sing, dance, act, play a musical instrument, or do you have something unique you’d love to show off?

Send me your audition video! If you’re having trouble filming at home, just message me on Dojo and I can record it with you in school 😊

✨ This year, the big final will be held at St John Fisher Catholic College don’t miss your chance to be part of it!

Here is last years winners of SMGT!

The question is… who will take the crown next? 👀
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On Saturday, Pope Leo invited all to join him for a prayer vigil at Saint Peter’s Basilica. 🙏 🕊️

Let's continue to unite in praying for a stop to war.

#catholiclifestm #prayerandliturgystm
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🙏 RE Easter Homework project 🙏

Project Title: New Life at Easter

• EYFS: Paint or draw a picture of an Easter garden (with flowers, butterflies, or sunshine). Talk about how Easter is a happy time.

• KS1: Make a small Easter garden in a dish or box. Include symbols of the Resurrection like a stone or cross.

• KS2: Choose one:
o Create an Easter Garden using real or recycled materials
o Make a comic strip showing the story of Holy Week and Easter
o Write a short reflection: What can we learn from Jesus at Easter?

Well done to all of the children who have completed a project, we have been blown away by the effort and the standard that you have put in!

Here are a small selection of just some of the entries that have been displayed in our main entrance.

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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