Information Updates
24/8/2010: Congratulations to all Yr 11 Students! Spectacular Results!! Best Ever for the School!!Yr 11 students have broken all previous exam results records for St Mary's with 58% achieving at least 5 A* - C passes including English & Maths. An incredible 87% of students gained at least 5 A* - C grades.
These results firmly place the school in the top 25% of similar schools in the country and make the school a strong contender to be considered one of the most improved in the country again. (St Mary's was also one of the most improved schools in 2005).
As the photos show everyone was deservedly pleased with these results. Congratulations to all students from everyone in the St Mary's learning community on this well deserved success!
Congratulations to A level students whose results were announced this week. Overall 43% of students achieved A* - C grades. This reflects more than a 100% improvement in percentage terms on 2009 results and means that university and placements have been secured. These fantastic results reflect the enormous amount of work and commitment put into study and examination preparation by students and staff alike. Well done everyone on this well deserved success!!
18/8/2010: September 2010
Summer Updates
Secondary Transition & Sixth Form Transfer: Information about how to book a place for an Open Morning for prospective Year 7 and Sixth Form students is now available on the calendar and relevant web pages.
Student Places at St Mary's
Following our relocation to the new site we now have capacity to admit a limited number of students into some year groups. At the time of publishing, some spaces remain available in the new year 7 group due to start in September 2010. Places remain available for the sixth form for September 2010. Please contact the school's Admissions Officer for further advice on how to apply for a place.
Latest News 30th September 2010: Progress with Offsite Works
The Governors are pleased to report that work on the footpaths linking the new A10 bridge to the school has started. However, the School has recently been advised that the A10 bridge will not be completed until at least late September 2010. The shuttle Bus that operated during the summer term will not be operating in the autumn term 2010.
All parents/carers have been sent a letter regarding the need to check safe travel to school arrangements for their child(ren) and are asked to refer to the Safe Travel to School booklet on this website (See New Site section) Please ignore all references to the shuttle bus in this booklet. This booklet has been updated and will be republished on the website on 2nd September 2010.
Please check this home page and the school calendar regularly for further updates.
Welcome to St Mary's CE High School website
St Mary's is a unique Church of England school that provides support and challenge. We strive to ensure that every student attains their best and is provided with an outstanding educational experience tailored to meet their individual needs. St Mary's is also the first school in Hertfordshire to move to completely new school buildings for nearly 30 years - this long awaited move will provide the school and the St Mary's learning community with high quality facilities to further enhance our teaching and learning provision.
We are genuinely proud of St Mary's, our learning community and our achievements. St Mary's is a rapidly improving school judged to be a good Church school in its last Church Schools Inspection (October 2009). The students and staff have worked particularly hard to develop a school that reflects and values its Christian ethos, distinctive features and multi cultural community.
We are committed to continuing improvement, being the best in all that we do and to meeting the needs of our students by providing a safe and stimulating environment in which to deliver a world class education. The school is ambitious for all members of the learning community and has high expectations for standards of attendance, conduct and commitment to learning.
St Mary's is a school that is going places as we move to our brand new school buildings on Lieutenant Ellis Way. The school opens in its new premises on 19th April 2010. (More details can be found under the 'New Site' section). This is an exciting time for the school and everyone in the community is looking forward to optimising the use of our new buildings.
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The website is aimed at providing parents/carers, students, stakeholders and members of the community with up to date information about the school and our work. It also provides quick and easy access to key documents and reference materials that support the provision of high quality teaching and learning opportunities for our students and members of the community.
We hope you find the website useful, but please do not hesitate to contact the school should you require any further information, wish to visit the school or to make an appointment to discuss your child or any aspect of our work.
Stephanie Benbow
Head Teacher
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