News

• Saturday 7 December 2024 Christmas Fayre 2024 Thank you to everyone who supported the Christmas Fayre this year, it was a great success, linking the School, Parish and wider Prestwich Community together. With your generosity we have managed to raise £3121.58, half of which will go towards school funds and the other half to St Mary's Parish Church. School have already spent £300 on some new phonics books to enhance our home reading scheme, which I know our children will enjoy reading.
• Tuesday 19 November 2024 Pupil Panel Visit to Manchester University Our Pupil Panel have visited Manchester University as the Bury Representatives again as part of their STEM project.
• Tuesday 12 November 2024 Odd Socks Day 2024 It was brilliant to see so many vibrant and unique socks today. We had a great time celebrating our differences and acknowledging what makes us all special. This is just one of the events as part of antibullying week.
• Monday 7 October 2024 NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe programme This week the children in KS1 and KS2 have taken part in the NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe programme. The aim of the programme is to support your child in knowing how to keep themselves safe and who to speak to if they are worried.
• Thursday 3 October 2024 Porch Boxes Donations - Thank You! Thank you to all the families of St Mary's for your kind donations to Porch Boxes our chosen charity this Autumn.
• Thursday 3 October 2024 Harvest Celebrations Nursery, Reception and Year 1 came together this morning for worship, we spent some time reflecting on the Parable of the Sower and the children led their own prayers with some very meaningful words. They performed a lovely poem and sung beautifully with their well crafted scarecrows. In KS2 they held their Harvest Festival Service in St Mary's Church, with members of the community invited to join them.
• Thursday 19 September 2024 Thank you and good bye Father Shaun Today we were lucky enough to celebrate worship with Father Shaun before he leaves St Mary's to start on his new adventure. We wish him well and thanked him for all his service. He will be popping into each class on Monday to say a final farewell.
• Friday 5 July 2024 Year 6 Wales Residential The children have been absolutely brilliant during our residential trip to Wales. They have shown great enthusiasm, teamwork, had fantastic fun and showed great manners during their time there. They have been a credit to St Mary’s and have had the opportunity to experience new adventures, develop new skills and develop independence. We hope they will hold on to all these amazing memories as they start the next stage of their learning journey.
• Tuesday 11 June 2024 The Great Science Share Our Science Leads were spectacular today representing St Mary's at the Great Science Share at Salford University today! The children were brilliant ambassadors for Science and our school - sharing their passion and knowledge with pupils from other schools from the whole of the North West. A special thank you to Niamh and Aurora who opened the event, welcoming over 40 schools and 400 pupils!
• Sunday 9 June 2024 Nursery and Y4 Sunday Worship 9th June 2024 Well done to those Y4 children who alongside the Nursery children, helped lead the worship in St Mary's CE Church today, delivering a great sermon about temptation with the help of a plate of chocolate biscuits.
• Friday 7 June 2024 Sports Day 7th June 2024
• Thursday 6 June 2024 Welcome to our new website We hope that you find it easy to use and full of the information you require, whether you are a current or prospective parent or a member of the wider community.