Entries by stmaryshigh

Outstanding Drama Club Success – LAMDA Acting Examinations

Congratulations to our Year 7 and Year 8 Drama Club students, who recently completed their first LAMDA Acting examinations with an outstanding 100% pass rate! Throughout the year, students have dedicated themselves to developing their acting skills during our weekly after-school Drama Club. For their examinations, they performed a range of challenging acting extracts, including […]

Global Vulnerability: Year 7 ‘Club 9’ Geographers

On Friday the 26th of June, Year 7 ‘Club 9’ geographers participated in a workshop about vulnerability. Each student was given a personal profile and were asked to consider which factors made them more or less vulnerable to natural hazards, before heading out onto the field to see the stark contrast between levels of susceptibility […]

Walton-on-the-Naze Coastal Fieldwork

Over one hundred students and teachers recently visited Walton-on-the-Naze for a Geography fieldwork trip on Tuesday, providing an exciting opportunity to bring classroom learning to life. During the visit, students carried out a range of fieldwork methods, including longshore drift tests, field sketches, wave counts, and environmental quality surveys. These investigations helped strengthen their understanding […]

Year 10 PE Lesson

Year 10 girls attended their second gym session at Ignite in Cuffley, where students were put through their paces by a personal trainer who had them working in pairs, in a circuit style session, focussing on a whole body work out. The girls worked really well, working hard as well as encouraging each other, and […]

Summer Concert

Summer Concert 2026 Celebrate the end of the school year with an evening of music, sunshine and community at St Mary’s CE High School Summer Concert! Join us on Friday 10th July at 7:00pm in our beautiful outdoor courtyard for a wonderful showcase of the talent, dedication and creativity of our students. Accompanied by a […]

Wear It Green Day 2026

On Friday, 15th May 2026, the St Mary’s High School community once again came together in support of the Mental Health Foundation’s annual Wear It Green Day held during Mental Health Awareness Week from 11th–17th May. This year’s theme, ‘Action’ encouraged everyone to consider the small yet meaningful steps we can take to support one […]

Khalo inspired Year 7 Portraiture

Year 7 students have been developing their portrait and self-portrait drawing skills through the study of Frida Kahlo. As part of their art exam, students completed a self-portrait, drawing inspiration from Kahlo’s distinctive style and approach to self-expression. Working with pencil and a range of mixed media, including ink, textural papers, and coloured pencils, students […]

Geography through cake!

This week, in year 8 geography lessons, students have been working on their unit of study on coasts in preparation for their visit to Walton-on-the-Naze beach. They have been looking at the different geographical features and processes using cake to explore layers. The visit in a few weeks will enable the whole year group to […]

Year 13 Secures Promotion to the Women’s Super League!

Congratulations to Year 13 student Amy, who has helped Crystal Palace F.C. Women secure promotion to the Women’s Super League (WSL). On 2nd May, Amy travelled to Sutton with the Crystal Palace squad to face Portsmouth F.C. Women in a crucial fixture. Crystal Palace produced an outstanding performance, winning 6–1 and officially securing promotion to […]