Our Purpose and Values

St Mary’s is a small voluntary aided Catholic school in the Diocese of Brentwood. As a small school, we make it our mission as a staff to get to know each and every child as an individual. We build strong relationships with our families and within our church community. This supports our children at home and at school. We encourage our children to develop a relationship with God, to live and respond to their own needs and those of others and to come to an understanding of the uniqueness of themselves..

Prayer and worship are at the heart of our school days. We pray three times a day – morning, lunchtime and evening prayers. The school gathers as a whole school community every Monday morning and Friday morning to reflect on a theme that is based on the teachings of Christ. Parents are warmly invited to our Friday morning assemblies (9.00 am) which are led by our wonderful children.

St Mary’s values the individuality of all our children. We are committed to giving all our pupils every opportunity to achieve the highest standards and to developing as a whole child. Staff treat each other and the children with respect and in return we expect the children to be respectful and well mannered to others. In caring for the children we actively cultivate in them a sharing attitude towards others. Within this ethos of achievement, we do not tolerate bullying or harassment of any kind. We can assure pupils, staff and parents that St Mary’s promotes and encourages the individuality of all respecting ethnicity, attainment, age, gender, disability or background. It is our aim to reflect the diverse nature of our society and to ensure that the education we provide fosters positive attitudes towards all people.