Our Mission…

‘Love of learning, love of one another, love of life itself and love of God’

We at St Mary’s are proud of our warm and nurturing school as we believe this provides the best conditions for effective learning.   We work in partnership with our families to create caring, confident and curious children. We promote personal responsibility, as we want our children to have high aspirations for themselves and work hard to reach their full potential.  We want to develop in our pupils, a sense of personal pride so that they know how to, and want to, make a positive contribution to their community and the wider society.  We want them to have the confidence and skills to make decisions, self-evaluate and make connections.   We want them to leave our school with a greater understanding and deep sense of pride in their local community and how it helped to shape the modern world.  We realise the responsibility of these aims and have built a curriculum which will support this.

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School exists to:

• Assist the Church’s mission of making Christ known to all people.
• Assist parents, who are the primary educators of their children, in the education and religious formation of their children.
• Be of service to the local church – the Archdiocese and the parish of St Mary Immaculate.
• Be a service to wider society.

Our mission statement is reviewed regularly

Our mission statement was created by and is owned by the whole school community, reflecting our commitment to the Home, School, Parish partnership.  It is the starting point for each policy, decision, meeting and action of our school community

‘Love of learning, love of one another, love of life itself and love of God.’

Aims of our School Community:

1. To share God’s Love for all creation through living the Gospel values of love, forgiveness and peace

Share the ‘Good News’ through witness and love

• Be inclusive of all, nurturing our uniqueness as children of God
• Promote an ethos of mutual respect
• Show kindness and humility
• Forgive others and accept forgiveness
• Take care of the vulnerable
• Celebrate diversity, welcoming and valuing everyone
• Celebrate our faith through daily prayer

• Liturgical Calendar
• RED/Come and See Displays
• Focus Table
• Hymn Practices
• Nativity Performances

2. To create an inspirational learning environment which recognises the needs and potential of all

• Develop confident, resilient and independent learners who are inspired to learn
• Provide education which is inclusive
• Build courage to take risks and face challenges
• Provide a stimulating and therapeutic environment
• Support personal, spiritual and academic development
• Explore our own faith and the faith of others through Religious Education
• Encourage teamwork and collaboration

• Thinking Schools Conf
• Outdoor Learning
• Focus Tables
• Hymn Practices
• Nativity Performances
• Home learning challenges
• Secondary Transition
• Clubs across the school
• School Council
• Themed Days
• Interventions/Boosters

3. To reach out to our community and the world around us and respond in love and action

• Foster togetherness and ‘family’
• Respond in love and service
• Be inclusive of all, nurturing our uniqueness as children of God
• Support the parish of St Mary Immaculate
• Support others in our local and global community thorough prayer, fundraising and awareness

• Early Help Offer
• Family Action Meetings
• Harvest Stay and Pray

Our Mission…

‘Love of learning, love of one another, love of life itself and love of God.’

Our Aims

*Sharing God’s love for all creation through living Gospel values of love, forgiveness and peace

*To create an inspirational learning environment which recognises the needs and potential of all

*To reach out to our community and the world around us and respond in love and action

Our Core Learning Values:

Effort, Independence, Teamwork, Curiosity, Ambition, Respect