St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford
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| Motto | A Catholic community dedicated to achieving excellence for all |
|---|---|
| Established | 1896 |
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Mr Andrew Celano |
| Founder | Four sisters from St. Mary of Namur |
| Location | Windhill Rd Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2NQ England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| DfE number | 919/5422 |
| DfE URN | 117594 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | A, J, K, M and T |
| Colours | Navy Blue and Light Blue |
St. Marys is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
History
In 1896, four nuns from the Congregation of St Mary of Namur came from Belgium to Bishop's Stortford and established a school with nine students. These sisters were the first to provide Catholic education for the district, and the school grew. As it was a fee-paying school, a free smaller school was set up in what is now St Marys music block. The school, St. Joseph's Primary School, grew until, in 1914, it was teaching 57 pupils with only 3 teachers. As St Mary's accumulated more pupils it bought surrounding buildings and land until it had enough classrooms to teach all of their pupils.
Present day
The current headmaster is Mr Andrew Celano, a former pupil of the school. There are approximately 1000 students with the majority coming from outside Bishops Stortford.[citation needed] There have recently been a number of new builds and renovations within the site with new football courts, classrooms and renovated facilities. The school now has language and performing arts status with acting, singing, dancing and language classes offered.It also has around 50 classrooms with multiple ICT suites, a 10,000 book library, large sports hall and canteen. [1]
Alumni
- Sam Smith (singer)
- Sophie Austin (actress)
Board of Governors
- Fr J Cunningham - Foundation Governor - Chair of Governors
- Mr N Braz - Foundation Governor
- Mrs N Gabbani - Parent Elected Governor
- Mr G Lane - Parent Elected Governor
- Mr P Lynch - Associate Staff Governor
- Mrs B Nowak - Foundation Governor
- Mrs M Umo -Foundation Governor
- Mr M Welsh - LEA Governor Vice-Chair of Governors
- Mrs R Boon - Foundation Governor
- Mr M Cullinan - Foundation Governor
- Mr J Smith - Foundation Governor
- Mrs C Jones - Parent Elected Governor
- Mr S Sirman - Foundation Governor
- Mrs J Wells - Parent Elected Governor
- Mr N Freeman - Parent Elected Governor
- Mr L Martini - Parent Elected Governor
References
External links
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