At St Mary’s CE Primary School our ethos is to respond to the ways in which young children learn. We provide opportunities to learn through both play and exploration. Children are naturally curious, interested in the people around them and their surroundings. Our aim is to build on these foundations and nurture the needs of each individual child to fulfil their potential. Our expectation of our children is extremely high and we are incredibly proud of our school and its heritage.
At St Mary’s we offer a diverse curriculum, which is broad, balanced, rich and deep. It builds and develops vocabulary, knowledge and skills whatever the starting point. Our curriculum and our school is underpinned by our vision that all children should be treated “as unique children of God, wonderfully made, dearly loved and precious” PSALM 139. Our children are guided and nurtured throughout their time at St Mary’s to achieve their full potential.
Our mission is underpinned by the Christian virtues of faith, hope and love; we will achieve our vision by ‘living, loving and learning together’.
We provide an environment for each individual to become a confident, a giving and a responsible member of the community.
We encourage forgiveness, trust and acceptance of every person. We celebrate the diversity of our school and community, and encourage respect for God, others, the environment, the world and ourselves.
We share high expectations, encourage aspiration, communicate and collaborate. We nurture our children to become creative and independent learners.
Our school vision is achieved through our aims: