The year 11 GCSE Drama students have been busy – over two consecutive evenings on 8th and 9th of March, the visiting examiner came into school to see the students scripted performances – students had to learn two extracts from their script, learning multiple pages of dialogue, all word perfect, along with showcasing their vocal […]
On Wednesday 15th March the ‘Phoenix Singers’ Choir performed on the main stage at Wembley Arena in front of an audience of 10 thousand. We successfully auditioned for a solo spot in January and we were only one of four choirs awarded the privilege. The song we performed was ‘Lovely Day’, which was an appropriate […]
It was good to restart our yearly trip to Paris after a couple of years’ break. Once again our students created some fantastic memories that will stay with them long after they leave St-Mary’s. From the Louvre to The Avenue des Champs-Élysées and from the Bateaux Mouches to Disney Land our students thoroughly enjoyed themselves […]
Congratulations to the St Mary’s School Phoenix Academy Choir who gave a standout performance at the Voice in a Million concert, Wembley on 15 March 2023. They were one of a small number of schools invited to perform live on stage. Well done to all the students, Mr Crosby and Ms King for their […]
A team of Year 7’s took part in an interschool maths challenge against 70 other teams throughout Hertfordshire. Tejal, Megan, Joshua, Eva and Benjamin worked well as a team and each of them played an important part in contributing to their success. The team were faced with some general maths questions, a memory and description […]
Wednesday 14th March is international Maths day. Students celebrated the day with a form time event celebrating mathematics. Students started off by guessing where certain mathematical accomplishments took place in history – some are further back in history than you may think! Then students got to enjoy a presentation of when maths goes wrong in […]
Feeling Good Week is a Hertfordshire-wide event that encourages schools and the wider community to promote young people’s emotional wellbeing by raising awareness of mental health and showing where support can be accessed within the community. To celebrate this, St Mary’s arranged for some activities to take place during the student’s lunchtimes. There were 5 […]
Sixth formers that are studying Business Studies Level 3 and Finance (with London Institute of Banking & Finance, LIBF) went to the Bank of England in London where they were spoken to about the bank’s history and the role of the bank in the UK economy. The students asked some very insightful and thoughtful questions […]
To celebrate Enterprise Week and to promote business, enterprise and workplace skills we ran multiple events to ensure that every student in the school could participate. Years 7, 9, 10, 11 and sixth form competed in a ‘hint of Christmas’ quiz where they had to watch short exerts of 20 different businesses Christmas adverts. Each […]
Our Opportunities Portfolio is up and running with new additional opportunities being sought, negotiated and made available to our students. More and more students are gaining valuable additional skills and experiences which will support and enhance their futures. The commitment shown by our students is outstanding. Sign Language – We have completed another 6-week British […]
