12 Reasons To Choose St Mary’s

1. An ‘outstanding’ church school where a strong Christian ethos underpins our work providing a high quality education in a caring environment

2. An inclusive school where your child will be valued for their individual ability, social, ethnic and faith background

3. A school that has high expectations and aspirations and where the best is expected of, and for, every member of the community

4. A caring school where every child matters & considerable support is available to ensure students feel safe and can make good progress

5. A multi-cultural community where your child will be welcomed and their culture, ethnicity and faith celebrated

6. A school which is leading education in the local area and has a demonstrable strong trend of improving standards of attainment

7. A strong sense of community cohesion and partnership working

8. A Student Centre dedicated to providing a wide range of support for students’ social and educational development

9. An excellent transition programme from primary school to St Mary’s prepares students for life at secondary school

10. The first brand new purpose built secondary school in Herts for 30 years provides outstanding facilities for all members of our teaching & learning community

11. St Mary’s provides a high quality curriculum characterised by a focus on literacy, numeracy, key skills and personal development

12. A high quality Sixth Form and Leadership Centre in which students achieve very well with 80% of students proceeding to university