• Choosing St Mary’s

At St Mary’s we pride ourselves on the very highest standards for everyone in the community. Our work, and the achievements of our students, are regularly recognised as being outstanding and reflecting excellent practice.

Central to our success is an ethos where we all work together and where individual skills, talents and cultural heritage are respected and valued; where students say they feel very safe and well cared for and where they enjoy their learning.

We are a happy and inclusive school

Our Ofsted Good report in October 2023 observed that ‘Pupils behave well and treat each other with kindness. Many told us that the best thing about the school is the way the diverse school community feels like a nurturing family’ and in January 2020 the SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools) inspection said St Mary’s is ‘An exceptionally inclusive and caring community’.

Open Evening

Wednesday 23rd September 2026

We look forward to welcoming you to our Secondary Transfer Open Evening on Wednesday 23rd September, from 5.30pm to 8.30pm

  • Visit our school
  • Meet staff and students
  • Hear from our Headteacher, Mr Richard Vaughan, with talks at 5.45pm and 7.00pm

Booking highly recommended – booking details coming soon.

A Message from the Headteacher

At St Mary’s, we provide a safe, nurturing environment in which we can all flourish. We have the very highest aspirations for our students, their families, our local community, and ourselves.

We challenge students by having a rich and exciting curriculum provision and by making learning practical, engaging and enjoyable. We enable students to succeed by providing the best possible personalised support.

Our hope is that all the young people who come to St Mary’s will work hard, achieve their full potential and enjoy their time with us. We want our students to develop a strong sense of kindness and justice, to have pride in themselves and respect for others, to be emotionally resilient and emotionally intelligent, to have realistic aspirations of themselves, to acquire the qualifications and skills necessary to achieve their aspiration and to be an ethical citizen of the world.

As a school we are committed to supporting your child so that they have every opportunity to achieve their true potential, so they can contribute fully to a society that cares for and values everybody.

We look forward to working in partnership with you.


Mr Richard Vaughan
Headteacher

Why choose St Mary’s?

A ‘good’ church school where a strong Christian ethos underpins our work providing a high quality education in a caring environment
An inclusive school where your child will be valued for their individual ability, social, ethnic and faith background
A school that has high expectations and aspirations and where the best is expected of, and for, every member of the community
A caring school where every child matters & considerable support is available to ensure students feel safe and can make good progress
A multi-cultural community where your child will be welcomed and their culture, ethnicity and faith celebrated
A school which is leading education in the local area and has a demonstrable strong trend of improving standards of attainment
A strong sense of community cohesion and partnership working
A Student Centre dedicated to providing a wide range of support for students’ social and educational development
An excellent transition programme from primary school to St Mary’s prepares students for life at secondary school
A new, purpose built secondary school providing outstanding facilities for all members of our teaching & learning community
St Mary’s provides a high quality curriculum characterised by a focus on literacy, numeracy, key skills and personal development
A high quality Sixth Form and Leadership Centre in which students achieve very well with 80% of students proceeding to university