St Maria Goretti's RC Primary

St Maria Goretti RC Primary School is a primary school in Cranhill, Glasgow. The school is named after St Maria Goretti and is housed on the same site as Lamlash Nursery School. It takes pupils from P1-P7.

St Maria Goretti RC Primary
Address
67 Skerryvore Road

Glasgow
,
G33 3LB
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established2008
OfstedReports
Head teacherYvonne Henry
Age4 to 11
Enrollment240
Capacity330
Websitehttp://www.st-mariagoretti-pri.glasgow.sch.uk/

History

In 2015, the school received national media attention after the school's lollipop lady, Betty Dickson, was banned from waving to schoolchildren as it allegedly breached health and safety rules.[1][2] The ban was criticised by parents at the school, who subsequently nominated Dickson for a Cordia staff recognition and excellence award.[1] The attention led to Dickson appearing on the TV show TFI Friday, where host Chris Evans gave her a weekend trip to Blackpool and £500 in spending money.[3]

The school has frequently been the target of vandalism, a common problem for primary schools in Glasgow.[4][5][6] On 12 January 2021, the school was vandalised in the sixth such incident at the school since the end of the previous term in December 2020.[7][8]

On 22 January 2021, a fire broke out at the primary school at around 5.15pm.[8][9]Ironically, less than a month before, pupils at the school had teamed up with Clydesmill Fire Station to record a film about fire safety.[10][11]

References
  1. Beveridge, Aimee (1 November 2015). "Lollipop lady is banned from waving to children". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. Horne, Marc. "Lollipop lady is banned from waving to pupils". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. McPherson, Lynn (8 November 2015). "Lollipop lady banned from waving receives support after appearance on TFI Friday". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Vandals smash 80 roof tiles during vandalism spree at primary school". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "East End school targeted by vandals starts fundraising campaign for sensory garden". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. Archive, STV News. "Vandals wrecked school while stopping to make popcorn". STV News Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "Cruel yobs trash school during 'disgusting' late night rampage". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. O'Neill, Christina (22 January 2021). "Fire breaks out at Cranhill primary school as firefighters race to scene". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "East End primary school in flames as firefighters battle to tackle blaze". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. "Cranhill school teams up with firefighters to spread festive safety message". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. "A Christmas Safety Message from St Maria Goretti Primary School in Cranhill, Glasgow". Youtube. Retrieved 23 January 2021.


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