Our Young Enterprise team this year consists of 16 year 12 students who are studying a range of subjects in our sixth form and they have named their business ‘Majestic Gifts’. Their business aim is to produce affordable gifts and cards to help bring joy to others. They created products for Christmas which included Christmas […]
On Thursday 2nd February, our year 9 mathematicians took part in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge. This national challenge consists of 25 maths problems which test students’ logical thinking, ability to problem solve, and extension of understanding to the mathematical ideas they cover in their maths lessons. In year 9, we had joint “best in […]
Students enjoyed a very successful ski trip to Austria. The majority of students had never skied before and by the end of the week were conquering red slopes from the top of the mountain. We were very pleased with the resilience students showed. In the evenings they enjoyed a variety of activities including visiting a […]
Our Year 7 students competed in an interhouse maths competition known as a “Relay Race” this half term. Competitors competed to complete maths puzzles as quickly, and accurately as possible. There was tight competition for 2nd place with only three points difference between 2nd and 4th place, however Franklin house dominated the challenge with an […]
The art department are incredibly proud of their Year 7 artists, who have been developing their art elements this term, focusing on drawing skills and colour theory. Additionally researching artists such as Bisa Butler, Claude Monet and Leonardo Da Vinci. Here is some of Ruby’ beautiful artwork.
Congratulations to the Athletics team who competed in the Indoor District Athletic Championships. There were winning performances from Krishtian in 60m, Kemal in 300m, Jessie in 800m and an excellent overall 3rd place finish for the Y7 boys team. Well done to all the athletes who were a credit to the school.
Just before Christmas we promoted the ‘Young Writers’ competition titled, Integer. Students were asked to write a short story based on or around numbers and do so in exactly 100 words. It may sound easy but it takes good writing skills to construct a story in such a small word count. Stories were submitted online […]
Congratulations to the Y7 girls football team who competed in the District 6-A-Side tournament at Hailey Turnford. There were 8 schools from the borough competing and St Mary’s finished 4th after being beat on penalties in the 3rd/4th play off. The girls competed against some experienced teams and were a credit to St Mary’s with […]
New regulations known as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), that provide clear standards for the way in which personal and sensitive data is collected, stored and processed, came into force from 25th May 2018. The governors of St Mary’s have published new and reviewed policies that explain how the School complies with the new regulations. […]
