St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in London (Waltham Forest).
Location
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A warm welcome to St Marys school - I am delighted to share with you just how special our school is. You will see that the teaching of Christ is at the very centre of all we do at our school. Our Mission statement Love God, Love others and Love ourselves .
We aim to help children develop in their journey of faith in a positive learning environment where the gospel values of Faith, Love, Hope, Forgiveness, Courage, Justice and Service to others are all at the heart of what we do. At St Marys we seek to nurture and grow the special gifts which make each child unique.
We achieve this by providing a secure and caring environment, educating the whole child. As result of our strong community links, pastoral care and the enriched curriculum we offer, we are a happy and highly successful school committed to providing an outstanding, fun and inspiring education for our children.
We have high standards for academic achievement with progress and attainment consistently above the national and local authority average.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 103085
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Roisin O'Shea | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Cleo Lockwood | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Boyce | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Teresa Reilly | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Charlene Chan-Popo | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Neil Kirsopp | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stephanie Evans | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Anthony Ryder | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jessica Sharkey | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Timothy King | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Dalton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Miss Philomena Egan Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2004 · term ended 2026 |
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