Congratulations to Jet Class for 98% attendance last week!

Parent Governor Election Ballot Papers have gone out this week for you to select 3 Governors from the 4 nominees.
Deadline for vote Thursday 19th December.

Well done to our KS2 team who took part in a sitting volleyball festival, organised by the Redborne Sports Partnership.  They were awarded a special values certificate too.

 

Rev’d Bill and Rev’d Graham led our Christingle Collective Worship last Thursday morning.
They used the children to make a human Christingle!
If you would like to support The Children’s Society, any donations can be collected in the Christingle Candle collection boxes and returned to school or the church.

 Congratulations to Mrs Welch, who attended a ceremony to collect our Primary Science Quality Mark award!

Congratulations to our kitchen staff – they have once again achieved the top ‘5 star’ rating from Central Bedfordshire Environmental Health.

 

We are really looking forward to our Concert ‘Winter Tales’ on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
The concerts will last approximately an hour. The playground will be available for parking each evening, but please take great care. We hope you’ll enjoy another great performance by our talented pupils!
Children should be back at school for 5.30pm.
 
On Friday we have our non-uniform ‘Christmas Jumper’ or ‘Christmas Hat/Decoration’ day with donations for Save the Children Charity.

 

We will be taking part in St. Mary’s Church Christmas Tree Festival this weekend.
We hope you will go along and find our entries!

 Our Choir will be singing at the Stotfold Community Christmas Concert at the 

Greenacres Centre on Sunday at 4pm.

We have had further complaints from local residents regarding parking; please can we ask that you park correctly and considerately in the areas and roads outside school.
Thank you.


We have signed up to ‘The Big Book Boost’ organised
by The Book People. Every time you place an order with them over £10, they’ll donate £1 to us to spend on books! If you are thinking of buying books for Christmas presents why not try their website https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/bigbookboost

 


We are collecting The Sun newspaper ‘Books for Schools’ tokens, which are now available until 18/01/2020.

We would be very grateful for any tokens – please ask friends and families! We need 3,500 in order to receive £600 of free books.

 


                   We are also collecting the Aldi Supermarket 'Kit for School'                                                                          Team GB stickers.
If we collect 300 we can receive an exclusive school sports kit!

Please click here to read information concerning our
Statutory Consultation on Admission Arrangements
Click here to view the 2021-2022 Admissions Policy 


School Admissions 2020

Although we have only just started this school year, the admissions rounds for starting school (see attachment) or moving up to middle school in 2020 are now open! Applications can be made on the Central Bedfordshire Admissions Website https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/5/school_admissions.


Polite Requests
We know that the corridors are busy in the mornings, but we believe it is important to have the opportunity to come right into the classrooms every day.
However, if possible, please could buggies be left outside, under the canopies? Many thanks.

 We have a ‘Forget me Not’ Pot in Reception for families to drop off any late or forgotten items which will then be delivered from Reception to the Classrooms at break time.  Please ensure everything is labelled with the child’s name and class.

Please complete school meal forms by Wednesdays so that we can prepare for the following week!


 Please can we remind you that children should not be playing football or going onto the slope area of the playground before and after school. Thank you.


I am delighted to inform you that St. Mary’s has been judged ‘Outstanding’ in our 

SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican & Methodist Schools) Inspection.

Miss S Bishop, Headteacher

To view the full report please click the link below:

SIAMS Report April 2018.pdf

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

As you may be aware there are new General Data Protection Regulations
 now in force.
It is important that we have up to date contact information and permissions contained within our Pupil Information Forms at all times so please let the office know if something changes.

Should you have any concerns regarding GDPR please do not hesitate to contact either
Keeley Etere or Debbie Flanagan in the Academy Office.

Please look at the many photos added each week on the Pictures page!


Welcome to St Mary's


If your child is to join us for the first time we welcome you as parents and look forward to a happy and successful association over the coming years.  If you already have a child here we are pleased to continue the links between us.

The staff, governors and I are committed to working together to provide the highest quality education for your children.  We aim to ensure all of the children enjoy school and strive for excellence within our broad and balanced curriculum.  Our Academy is welcoming and friendly and we are very proud of our Christian family ethos.  We look forward to working with you, as together we can give your child the very best possible start to their school life.
 
The information on this website will, I hope, give a flavour of our work, but I am always available to speak to parents about the aspects of our work and/or to give a personal tour of the Academy.  If you would like to do this please feel free to give me a ring.

If you are already at St. Mary's, have a browse - you may discover something new!                                       

Miss Sam Bishop
Headteacher

About St Mary's Academy

St. Mary's Academy was founded to provide education according to the principles and practices of the Church of England.  We are proud of its heritage and links with St Mary's Church and is firmly committed to Christian values, which underlie the life and work of the academy.

The academy is co-educational and caters for pupils of all abilities.

The roll for September 2019 is 269 pupils.  This is made up as follows:

  Reception   56
  Year 1   54
  Year 2   54
  Year 3   52
  Year 4   53

Our Vision

St Mary's is a Church of England Academy and our aims, values and ethos are
underpinned by Christian values and beliefs.

We aim to:
* Inspire each child to achieve their very best
* Cultivate a love for learning
* Develop and nurture individual talents and strengths, encouraging enquiry and questioning
* Enable our children to develop high self-esteem, moral values, respect and responsibility
* Create a compassionate, safe and exciting environment for learning
* Deliver a stimulating, broad and balanced curriculum of the highest standard, that motivates and challenges
* Strive for a high standard of academic, physical, emotional and social skills
* Promote Christian values through teaching and learning
* Provide opportunities for spiritual development, through religious education and Collective Worship.                 This includes teaching an awareness of and respect for other major faiths
* Build strong partnerships between home, school and the community
* Be a friendly, caring school that is welcoming to all

2019 - 2020 St Mary's Academy School Council


Stanley Webb and Eliana Miles (Opal)
William Whybrow and Daisy Nott (Moonstone)
Lacie Jones and Frida Therkildsen (Crystal)
Jack Holland and Emily Brown (Jet)
Ryan Walker and Macy Frank (Emerald)
Mason Hunt and Seren Monckton-Burt (Coral)
Dexter Marsh and Rosie Lord (Diamond)
Ben Davison and Bella Swift (Amethyst)





St Mary's Church of England Academy Stotfold
Company No. 7999942 Registered In England and Wales
Registered Office Rook Tree lane, Stotfold, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 4DL