Find out a little bit more about our amazing students at St Mary’s High.
Each month, we’ll be posting a couple more profiles, so check back regularly!

Samuel

Year Group

Year 8

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • Learning opportunities
  • The allowing of creativity
  • The great devices we use

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

Accountant

Interests outside of school

Sports

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

My mum because she is great at her job

Favourite subject:

Drama

Naz

Year Group

Year 12

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • Exciting
  • Supportive teachers
  • Good subject teachers

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

Architecture, my dream career.

Interests outside of school

ABRSM music

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

Zaha Hadid, one of the best architects in this century.

Favourite subject and why

Psychology, it encourages me to think out of the box.

Taye

Year Group

Year 8

What is great about St Mary’s?

Teachers’ Lessons and how the teachers care for your leaning.

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

I want to do product designing because I think I have a very creative mind.

Interests outside of school

Building.

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

My Parents because they work hard.

Favourite subject and why

Tech because I can express my creative abilities.

Mahdi

Year Group

Year 7

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • The teachers
  • Lessons
  • The tokens

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

Banking, because I find it really interesting.

Interests outside of school

Swimming and playing games.

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

My parents as they push me to do the best and believe in me to try and never give up.

Favourite subject and why

Tech because I learn really cool stuff that I’ve never done so it’s like a new experience.

Yasmeen

Year Group

Year 8

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • Educational opportunities (Scholars’ Programme)
  • Trips
  • Food

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

Acting because I have done it since I was a child. I want to be able to inspire people to reach for their dreams.

Interests outside of school

Gymnastics, dance, theatre.

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

Zendaya Maree because she is an incredible actress and puts her heart into all of her acting roles which is why she inspires me.

Favourite subject and why

Science because I love to do the fun experiments as well as learning new things. Ii also love drama because I can be free and put my heart into my acting and not get judged for being weird or anything because it is acting.

Michelle

Year Group

Year 10

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • Funny teachers
  • It has a big library
  • Great support from our year leader (Mr Donghi) and student manager (Miss Spencer)!

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

I want to be a paediatrician and a midwife because I want to help children get better!

Interests outside of school

Playing games, watching movies at home.

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

I have lots of inspiration from everyone.

Favourite subject and why

Health and Social Care and Food Tech because I get to make different kinds of food and eat it!

Senel

Year Group

Year 12

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • The study rooms
  • The library
  • The staff

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

I would like to be a lawyer because I enjoy speaking up for those who do not have a voice .

Interests outside of school

I play football, I am a goalkeeper.

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

My mum is my biggest inspiration because she always faces challenges face on and works hard.

Favourite subject and why

Sociology because I enjoy learning why society is the way it is and the context and knowledge behind it.

Ellie

Year Group

Year 7

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • Kind teachers.
  • Great people.
  • Great subjects.

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

Veterinary nurse, I love animals.

Interests outside of school

Swimming (competitively)

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

I don’t know yet…

Favourite subject and why:

PE I like sports.

Elouise

Year Group

Year 9

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • The extracurricular activities
  • Staff
  • Accessibility to learning tools

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

A job in a Scientific or Medical Field because of interest in biology and chemistry

Interests outside of school

Sports such as badminton

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

My Parents are a big inspiration to me because they have persevered through a lot.

Favourite subject and why:

Science because I like the concept and the practical elements.

Jhaleek

Year Group

Year 9

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  • Singing
  • Cooking
  • Health Studies

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

Chef, psychologist or radiologist

Interests outside of school

Dancing and spending time with family and friends

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

I don’t know

Favourite subject and why:

PE. I love sports and improving my skills.

Chloe

Year Group

Year 8

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

  1. The support that is given in and out of lessons.
  2. The range of after school activities.
  3. They are always trying to improve.

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

I want to be an interior designer because I love to design different spaces and working with colours make me happy.

Interests outside of school

I like to dance.

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

My biggest inspiration is my dance teacher because she tries to benefit other people, not only her self, and when I’m older I want to have the same impact.

Favourite subject and why:

My favourite subject is science because I enjoy investigating into different parts of each topic we cover.

Stephanie

Year Group

Year 9

3 things that are great about St Mary’s

The teacher, the food, and the friends I’ve made.

What do you want to do for a future career and why?

A chef: to make food that no-one has ever tasted.

Interests outside of school

Football and cooking.

Who’s your biggest inspiration and why?

Gordon Ramsay.

Favourite subject and why:

Food Tech: I learn to make new food every lesson