St Mary’sPrimary School

St Mary’s CE Primary School

Stocks Lane,BarnsleySouth Yorkshire

Tel: 01226 206422

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St. Mary’s Academy Trust

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Welcome

Welcome to St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, the founding member of St Mary’s Academy Trust.

We are very proud of our school, our pupils and their successes. We believe that this school is special and the relationships we develop with our children and their families enable us to create a friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere.

Our committed teaching and support staff strive to bring out the very best in all our children and equip them with the skills they will need for their future lives.

At St. Mary’s we pride ourselves on delivering outstanding provision

‘Outstanding’

for all our children though personalised learning. We believe the grounding pupils receive at our school provides a firm foundation for a life long love of learning.

By providing a broad and balanced curriculum, we are able to recognise the talents and interests of individuals. Learning is fun and interactive and children are well supported to reach their full potential.

It is central to our principles that not only do we achieve outstanding progress in English and maths, but we also provide a rounded education, giving our children memorable opportunities to experience sport, music and drama.

‘Outstanding teaching enables pupils to make outstanding progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Pupils use these

skills exceptionally well in other subjects.’ (Ofsted Feb 2013)

Children at St. Mary’s benefit from a creative curriculum that inspires

‘The school provides a rich and interesting curriculum. As a result all pupils participate in varied sporting activities, visits and residential experiences and all learn to play a musical instrument.’ (Ofsted Feb 2013)

and motivates them to become independent learners. We believe that education should be fun, stimulating, challenging and memorable.

The school prides itself on the variety of learning that takes place both inside and outside the classroom. We actively encourage the use of visitors and school visits to widen and deepen the children’s learning.

Creative Curriculum

St. Mary’s School is one based on love, respect and trust and is inclusive of all.

As a church school, we hold daily assemblies which give the children opportunities to deepen their spiritual, moral, social and cultural

Christian Ethos

development.

Our close links with the 3 parishes of St. Mary’s, St. Paul’s and St. George’s enable the children to experience the rich Christian heritage.

‘Parents clearly perceive this as a school where values such as caring for each other, honesty, fairness and trust are important. Many choose to send their children to this school for these reasons.’ (SIAS Dec 2012)

Caring for ourselves and others

At St. Mary’s our pupils have first-rate attitudes, display exemplary behaviour and say that they feel safe, secure and happy. We place great emphasis on the well-being and personal development of every child and encourage them to have self discipline, motivation and a sense of responsibility for others and the environment. Our pupils carry St. Mary’s values into their futures.

‘Pupils take exceptional pride in their work and in their achievements. Behaviour in lessons is excellent and pupils are very eager to learn.’ (Ofsted Feb 2013).

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Parents and the wider community

We believe children achieve best where there is a strong positive relationship between home and school. Our open door policy ensures that parents feel welcome and involved in their child’s learning and successes.

Our PTA holds regular fundraising events to support both the school and local charities.

St. Mary’s School is very much at the heart of the community, taking part in numerous sporting, musical and drama events.

‘Parents are very happy with the school’s work and with the progress their children are making.’ (Ofsted Feb 2013)

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Trust St. Mary’s

Choosing the right school for your child is a very important decision.

We believe that the strong ethos, combined with the outstanding academic achievement of our school provides children with a firm foundation, creating well rounded individuals with aspirations for academic success.

We hope that you believe St. Mary’s is the right choice for your child and look forward to showing you round.

‘You may leave St. Mary’s, but St. Mary’s never leaves you!’ (A former pupil).

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