Entries by stmaryshigh

Garden Guardians Give Back to the Community

During the last academic year, our student ‘Garden Guardians’ worked incredibly hard, digging, sowing, planting and tending the seedlings in our school garden. This year, growing our vegetables has been particularly challenging. The extremely hot weather created difficult conditions for our young plants, with the intense heat and lack of rainfall making it much harder […]

Supporting Student Wellbeing

As a school, we are committed to ensuring that every young person has the opportunity not only to achieve, but to flourish. We know that academic success and wellbeing are intrinsically linked; students learn most effectively when they feel safe, secure, valued and ready to engage. With this in mind, we are delighted to have […]

Whole School & Performing Arts Technician

SCALE: H3 (5-6) 30 hrs per week, Term-Time only We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, organised and proactive Whole School Performing Arts Technician. This is an exciting and varied technician role; you will support students and assist teachers with delivery of the curriculum to contribute to the provision of high-quality teaching and learning in […]

Community Theatre Trips #3 – A Wonderful Evening at Oliver!

Our third St Mary’s Community Theatre Trip proved to be another fantastic success as staff, students, parents, carers, family and friends came together for a wonderful evening in London’s West End to see the spectacular production of Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre. It was another brilliant opportunity to spend quality time together outside of school […]

Year 7&8 win Athletics gold!

Congratulations to the girls athletics squad, who took part in the Nicky Morris Athletics competition at Wodson park. Alicia (year 7) started the day off by winning the 100 metres in her first competitive sprint race for St Mary’s. Savannah (year 8) showed very strong form winning the junior 200 metres shortly after. Athlete of […]

Summer Concert – A Wonderful Celebration of Music

Our annual Summer Concert was a truly memorable evening and the perfect way to celebrate the close of another successful academic year at St Mary’s CE High School. Bathed in glorious summer sunshine, our beautiful courtyard provided the ideal setting for an evening of outstanding music, performed by our exceptionally talented students. Friends and families […]

Year 10 Portrait Workshop

Last week Year 10 Art students had the fantastic opportunity to take part in a portrait workshop led by a professional practicing artist who specializes in creative workshops. Working from pencil drawing through to paint, students developed their observational skills, explored new techniques, and gained confidence in portrait painting. Their enthusiasm, creativity, and willingness to […]

GCSE Fine Art Visit to the National Gallery

On Friday 10th July, the Art Department took our GCSE Fine Art students on an inspiring visit to the National Gallery. During the trip, students took part in a guided lecture and workshop led by the Gallery’s Artist in Residence. The session explored the theme of Places and Spaces, giving students the opportunity to study […]

School Garden Blooms Again!

Our school garden has flourished once again this year, thanks to the enthusiasm, dedication, and hard work of our students. Throughout the spring and summer, pupils have worked together to grow a wonderful variety of vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers, transforming the garden into a thriving green space for the whole school community to enjoy, […]

Scholars Lecture: Art vs Science

As part of our Scholars Programme, students were invited to join an after-school lecture delivered by Mr Casimir, who spoke on the interdisciplinary nature of art and science and why students should relish the combining of different subjects. He used examples from nature as well as historical figures who have built their success on this […]