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Welcome

It is my great privilege to welcome you to the family of St Mary’s, Whickham. St Mary’s Catholic Primary School.

Personally, I have had the honour of teaching, living and worshipping within the parish of St Mary’s for a number of years. It is with absolute assurance, therefore, that I can acknowledge how remarkable our pupils, staff and wider community are. Not only do pupils at St Mary’s achieve educationally – with academic performance comparing highly favourably against local and national benchmarks – but they also develop into respectful, responsible, resilient young people, with a multitude of gifts and talents, which have been fostered and honed by skilful and committed teachers who care deeply for each and every child they work with.

Mr J Wheatley

Headteacher

Our Values

As our School Mission Statement states: St Mary’s aims to develop the talents of each pupil as a unique individual whose full potential can be developed in a community which has Christ at its centre. As a thriving Catholic Christian school community, we have a unique and privileged position in living out this Mission: facilitating outstanding learning opportunities for our pupils; promoting values of empathy, tolerance and respect; being a living embodiment of ‘Church’ for our wider school community.

Letters

We send out letters and newsletters on a regular basis to keep parents up to date with school decisions and progress.

At St Mary's, we keep our parents, carers and families informed about upcoming events and celebrations of our children's successes. We regularly publish a newsletter, which is sent out electronically to all of our parents and is made available on this page. We also use Social media to share the very latest events, learning and religious celebrations that take place within our school.

Latest News

School Sports

Thanks to the Gateshead Schools Sports Partnership for a fantastic afternoon of running, aiming, balancing, throwing, jumping and so much more at the EYFS Mulit-Sport festival. Reception had great fun! #wearestmarys

School Sports

Footballing success continues at St Mary’s with our Y4/5 girls bringing home silvermedals from the Gateshead Schools Sports Partnership ‘Girls United’ event! We are so proud of their achievement and wonderful team spirit! #WeAreStMarys #KeepMovingForward #LetGirlsPlay #girlsfootballinschools

KS2 Science

Year 5 have been investigating thermal conductors and insulators by getting their hands on a range of materials and exploring the properties of each one.

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