There is something remarkable and distinctive about ‘St Mary’s girls. One feels extraordinarily welcomed and ‘at hat some as soon as you meet them confident young women who are deeply articulate, reflective, energetic, creative, outward-looking, and possessed of an impressively strong set of values. They are passionate about St Mary’s and keen to explain why. Mary Ward’s vision shines through their lives, still giving inspiration and meaning, four centuries on. A very strong ethos is abundantly present in the school, a spiritual and moral framework by which to live: this lies firmly at the heart of the school, and it is to be treasured. Mary Ward declared ‘No half women’, and we want our girls always to keep that idea in mind, to develop a growth mindset, to feel that everything is possible.
In a girls’ school, no leadership roles or subjects are off-limits and our teachers are free to focus on the pedagogical methods that are proven to work best with girls. Girls in girls’ schools do exceptionally well, in every annual league table, as demonstrated by our recent excellent GCSE and A level results. Girls in girls’ schools stop being the audience – they step up onto the stage and into the limelight. If you choose to send your daughter to St Mary’s, then she will have every opportunity for her leadership, her creativity, her dynamism, and all her other strengths to flourish.
In short, here your daughter will have the chance genuinely to be herself and to become all that she can be. St Mary’s girls are truly the ‘dreamers of dreams and the ‘movers and shakers’, preparing to shape the twenty-first century.
The St Mary’s model nurtures and celebrates talent. We take pride in being part of our pupils’ development and success as a smaller school, we relish the fact that we know each girl, which allows us to support and guide them towards achieving their goals. Dedicated and enthusiastic teachers inspire a love of learning and allow girls to fulfill, and surpass, all expectations.
We foster a discursive, dynamic and collaborative environment for learning throughout the school we monitor development, set individual targets, and cater to your daughter’s individual needs and abilities.
We believe in nurturing and challenging the individual, whether it be extending those with academic talents or supporting those who make use of our purpose-built Learning Support department. We aim to overcome barriers to learning girls are encouraged to be tenacious and are reminded of positive role models who have achieved great success, despite learning differences such as Dyslexia. Our goal is to ensure every St Mary’s girl reaches her potential.
