St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford

St. Mary's Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

St Mary's Catholic School
Address
Windhill Rd

Bishop's Stortford
,
Hertfordshire
,
CM23 2NQ

England
Coordinates51.869801°N 0.152650°E / 51.869801; 0.152650
Information
TypeVoluntary aided school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1896; 123 years ago
FounderFour sisters from St. Mary of Namur
Local authorityHertfordshire
Department for Education URN117594 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMr Andrew Celano
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
HousesA, B, J, K, M and T
Colour(s)Navy Blue and Light Blue

History

In 1896, four nuns from the Congregation of St Mary of Namur came from Belgium to Bishop's Stortford and established a school with nine students. These sisters were the first to provide Catholic education for the district, and the school grew. As it was a fee-paying school, a free smaller school was set up in what is now St Marys music block. The school, St. Joseph's Primary School, grew until, in 1914, it was teaching 57 pupils with only 3 teachers. As St Mary's accumulated more pupils it bought surrounding buildings and land until it had enough classrooms to teach all of their pupils.

Present day

The current headmaster is Mr Andrew Celano, a former pupil of the school. There are approximately 1000 students with the majority coming from outside Bishops Stortford. There have recently been a number of new builds and renovations within the site with new football courts, classrooms and renovated facilities. The school now has language and performing arts status with acting, singing, dancing and language classes offered. It also has around 50 classrooms with multiple ICT suites, a 10,000 book library, large sports hall and canteen.[1] St. Mary's made host to rapper Guvna B as he gave a talk about life and rapping. Since March till August, the school was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school re-opened in September 2020, with coronavirus safety measures taking place.

Alumni

Board of Governors
  • Fr J Cunningham - Foundation Governor - Chair of Governors
  • Mr N Braz - Foundation Governor
  • Mrs N Gabbani - Parent Elected Governor
  • Mr G Lane - Parent Elected Governor
  • Mr P Lynch - Associate Staff Governor
  • Mrs B Nowak - Foundation Governor
  • Mrs M Umo -Foundation Governor
  • Mr M Welsh - LEA Governor Vice-Chair of Governors
  • Mrs R Boon - Foundation Governor
  • Mr M Cullinan - Foundation Governor
  • Mr J Smith - Foundation Governor
  • Mrs C Jones - Parent Elected Governor
  • Mr S Sirman - Foundation Governor
  • Mrs J Wells - Parent Elected Governor
  • Mr N Freeman - Parent Elected Governor
  • Mr L Martini - Parent Elected Governor

References
  1. Infosite, stortfordhistory.co.uk; accessed 14 February 2015.
  • "St Mary's Catholic School". www.stmarys.net. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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