St. Mary's College Preparatory School

Book your child's place for our St. Mary's Prep Summer Holiday Club! 🌞

Need childcare over the summer holiday? We’ve got you covered.

Our Summer Holiday Club will be running from Monday 20th July to Friday 28th August 2026, Monday to Friday, from 8am–5pm.

👫 Open to all children aged 4–12 from any school.

🥣 Costs just £30 per day and includes breakfast.

To book your child’s place, please visit our website - www.stmarys.ac/prep/our-school/holiday-club/

Congratulations to all of our musicians who took part in their recent Instrumental Concerts. 🎶✨

The pupils showcased their musical talents on a wide range of instruments, including strings, woodwind and brass, with some groups performing together in a recorder ensemble. Their performances reflected the dedication, teamwork and growing confidence they have developed throughout the year.

Parents, staff and fellow pupils were treated to many evenings of lively music and impressive performances, making the concerts a memorable celebration of achievement and musical progress.

In recognition of their outstanding efforts, each year group was awarded Musicians of the Week. Every performer played their part in creating wonderful concerts that truly showcased the breadth of talent within the school. Well done to everyone who took part!

📸 Here are a few highlights from our recent Year 5 and Year 6 Instrumental Concerts.

A huge well done to our Year 6 Football Team, who have won the Peter Dowd Cup and helped us retain the trophy after beating English Martyrs 5-1. The boys have recently won their league and look forward to competing in the Griffiths Cup and the Champions Cup in the coming weeks! ⚽️🏆

Last week, our Year 4 & 6 Girls enjoyed a football fixture against Valewood last week and both recorded wins! The Year 6 Girls won their game 2-1, and the Year 4 Girls won 6-2. Great work, girls! ⚽️✨

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Guess the Teacher game for . We hope you had fun! 🧑‍🏫✨

Now it’s time for the big reveal! Here’s which portrait belongs to each teacher:

Picture 1: Mrs Murray
Picture 2: Miss Walton (also known as ‘Señorita Walton’)
Picture 3: Mr Stewart
Picture 4: Miss Talent
Picture 5: Mr Webster
Picture 6: Miss Shaw
Picture 7: Mr Chow
Picture 8: Miss Shaw
Picture 9: Miss Hedley
Picture 10: Mr Webster
Picture 11: Mrs Gallagher
Picture 12: Miss Johnson

A huge well done to our Year 1 artists for creating such fantastic portraits of our teachers. You’ve all done an absolutely superb job!

💬 Let us know how many you got right in the comments below.

We are continuing to celebrate our wonderful teachers for , with a part 2 of . ✨

Our wonderful Year 1 pupils have created some fantastic portraits of the teachers at the Prep, along with thank you messages and descriptions to give you some clues. Your challenge is to guess who they’ve drawn!

Can you guess who they are? Share your guesses in the comments below (some teachers appear twice)!

Picture 7: "This teacher is funny, wears glasses and is good at rugby and football (probably better at rugby than football). I want to thank this teacher for teaching me how to do keepy-uppies. This person is really helpful."

Picture 8: "This teacher has glasses and rosy cheeks and is nice and kind. I want to thank this teacher for making Theme fun, especially the Titanic theme. It was my favourite. Thank you for making lessons fun to learn and exciting."

Picture 9: "This teacher is really nice and kind and has nice long hair. I want to thank this teacher for looking after us and being really helpful."

Picture 10: "This teacher is someone you would call the ‘boss’. He likes wearing a coat and rugby. He wears a tie most of the time. I want to thank this teacher for making school fun. I love school thanks to this person."

Picture 11: "This teacher has dark hair and is a good teacher. I don’t see this teacher as much as most, as this teacher teaches the Juniors, but I want to thank this teacher for helping me when I see her. If I have fallen on the playground, she always helps me up and is kind."

Picture 12: "This teacher is very beautiful and has dark hair, wears a pink cardigan and earrings. I want to thank this teacher for looking after my sister at pre-prep and always being kind."

Identities of all the teachers will be revealed on Friday, so get your guesses in before then. Good luck!

Happy National ! ✨

Today, we celebrate our wonderful teachers and thank all our staff for everything they do for the pupils and the school. From the little things that brighten each day to the big things that help our pupils learn, grow and thrive. They are at the heart of what makes the Prep such a special place.

To mark the occasion, our Year 1 pupils have created some fantastic portraits of the teachers at the Prep, along with thank you messages to give you some clues. Your challenge is to guess who they’ve drawn!

Can you ? Let us know in the comments below.

Picture 1: “I want to thank this teacher for being helpful. All the teachers at this school are really helpful.”

Picture 2: “I want to thank this teacher for teaching me how to count from 1–10 in Spanish.”

Picture 3: “I want to thank this teacher for being helpful and making learning fun. I enjoyed the RE Holy Week activity this person helped create and the scene they did with Year 2 pupil Bane.”

Picture 4: “This person is really helpful and helps all of the children get on the school bus at the end of the day. I want to thank this person for being helpful, friendly, and always talking to me.”

Picture 5: “This teacher has glasses and a big beard and is good at chess. They also like Harry Potter. I want to thank this teacher for being really kind.”

Picture 6: “This teacher is always kind, and when we need help, she helps us. I want to thank this teacher for being a good teacher and having a good class, as well as all the fun trips she has taken us on - the chocolate factory was so much fun!

I want to thank her for all the fun things she does for us, like ‘Friday Treat Day’ and celebrating pancake day."

Can you guess who they are? Share your guesses in the comments below!

We have more pictures tomorrow with all of the identities being revealed on Friday.

A huge congratulations to Year 5 pupil Priscilla who competed in the first ever U11 National Pathway Development Cup and placed 3rd in the competition.

The U11 & U13 (PDC) Pathway Development Cup is a new addition to the competition calendar for the 2025/26 season and provides a team competition opportunity for players from those two age groups who are currently part of one of the Table Tennis England network of Pathway Development Centres (PDCs) around the country. The competition is designed to foster young talent from the Table Tennis England PDC network.

An amazing result for Priscilla. Well done! 🏓 🌟

Our Library has been very popular since opening, with over 800 books being borrowed. The library is open to the children every day, either in the morning before the bell or at break time. A big thank you to our Librarians who have worked very hard and shown dedication to their role.

We have launched our Reading for Pleasure cards too, and some children have already achieved their Bronze award for reading 10 books.

A big thank you to everyone for their enthusiasm and especially to our Librarians - let's keep reading! 📖✨

🔔 Uniform Shop Notice 🔔

Due to staff leave, the uniform shop will be closed on Tuesday 16th June.

On Tuesday 23rd June, the shop will be open for pre-arranged appointments only.

The shop will be open on Thursday 18th June from 12:30pm to 5:30pm.

Normal opening hours will resume from Thursday 25th June.

For parents who need to purchase uniform for new pupils starting in September 2026, appointments are currently available on:

Saturday 13th June (morning)
Saturday 4th July (morning)

Please email [email protected] with a few suggested times for your availability, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.