St Mary's Catholic High School

Thursday 27 March 2025 Oscar Romero Award Presentation We were delighted to be presented with The Oscar Romero Trust Award – Participator Level certificate by Archbishop John Wilson at the now annual Oscar Romero Trust Award Mass at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, on Thursday, 27th March.

Saturday 22 March 2025 Young Citizens Magistrate’s Mock Trial Competition 2025 Pupils from Years 9 to 11 participated in the regional heat of the prestigious Young Citizens Magistrate’s Mock Trial Competition on Saturday, 22nd March, held at a local magistrates' court

Wednesday 19 March 2025 GCSE History pupils visit The Old Operating Theatre Year 11 GCSE History pupils had an insightful and immersive visit to The Old Operating Theatre, located in the attic of the Old St Thomas' Hospital in Southwark.

Tuesday 11 March 2025 Year 11 watch Macbeth at The Globe Theatre Year 11 pupils at St Mary’s Catholic High School had an unforgettable experience when they visited The Globe Theatre on London’s Bankside on Tuesday, 11th March,

Wednesday 5 March 2025 Ash Wednesday Service in our local Parish Church Today, our entire school community participated in an Ash Wednesday service at our neighboring parish church of St. Mary's (Our Lady of Reparation).

Sunday 2 March 2025 Archbishop John signs a copy of The Romero Rosary for our school On Wednesday, 12th February, our Headteacher, Mr. Shields, attended the launch of Archbishop John Wilson’s new book, The Romero Rosary, at Amigo Hall. We were delighted when Archbishop John personally signed a copy of the book for our school.

Friday 28 February 2025 Sarah Jones MP at St Mary's Question Time We were delighted to welcome our local Member of Parliament for West Croydon, Sarah Jones, who also serves as Minister of State for Industry, to our school for a Question Time event on Friday, 28th February.

Thursday 6 February 2025 Sustainability Club News - Sock Animal Toy Project Pupils in Years 8 and 9 have been taking part in a sock toy project as part of the Sustainability and Upcycling Co-curricular Club on Friday afternoons this half-term, led by Mrs Wiseman. Building on last term’s work, where students created Christmas decorations from upcycled materials, this term they have had the opportunity to make sock toys for younger children.

Wednesday 29 January 2025 Staff training with The Santa Marta Group on Human Trafficking We were honoured, on Wednesday, 29th January, to warmly welcome Alexander DesForges and Miriam Cakebread from The Santa Marta Group, along with John Coleby from Caritas Southwark, as they led a workshop with staff to raise awareness of the critical issue of Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery.

Monday 27 January 2025 Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Prayers for victim of the Holocaust were held as staff gathered before school on 27th January 2025, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps.

Saturday 21 December 2024 Pupils watch Archbishop John's Christmas Message As part of the end of term whole-school assembly, all pupils watched Archbishop John Wilson’s annual Christmas message in which he called on all people to turn to the Lord Jesus in hope. The Archbishop reminded us that, "In a world that seems so divided, it can be easy to lose hope; even to lose faith...

Friday 20 December 2024 End of Michaelmas Term 2024 House Competition On the last day of the Michaelmas Term the whole school gathered in the Sports Hall for the traditional Christmas Liturgy and the announcement of the end of term inter-house awards and the individual attendance & achievement awards.

Friday 20 December 2024 Michaelmas Term Star Pupils 2024 Congratulations to the following pupils who had the most achievement points and no recorded absences in the Michaelmas Term 2024.

Thursday 19 December 2024 St Mary's Annual Visit to the Pantomime Thursday, 19th December, the penultimate day of the Michaelmas Term, saw the school, once again, visiting Croydon's Fairfield Halls for the now annual trip to the pantomime. For the third year running, our school has taken all pupils to experience a traditional, fun-filled pantomime, and this year certainly lived up to expectations with the cast of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs putting on a magnificent performance. This was a perfect way to relax and unwind after what has been another busy term for our school community.

Tuesday 17 December 2024 Carol Service 2024 At the start of our last week of term, and in the third week of Advent, the school’s annual Carol Service was held on Tuesday, 17th December, attended by pupils, parents and all members of staff in our school Assembly Hall.

Monday 2 December 2024 Advent Charity 2024 - The Manna Society This Advent, we are proud to once again support The Manna Society, a charity that has been serving the homeless community in London Bridge since 1982.

Tuesday 12 November 2024 Belgium School Exchange 2024 For the third year, fourteen pupils, girls and boys, from Year 11 have taken part in the school’s now annual exchange with students at a Catholic secondary school in western Belgium — Spes Nostra Kuurne School, situated on the outskirts of the Belgian city of Kortrijk, just a short distance from the border with France. The pupils visit from St Mary’s to Belgium took place between Tuesday, 12th November and Friday, 15th November.

Friday 18 October 2024 Macmillan Cancer Support annual cake sale at St Mary's Friday 18th October, once again saw St Mary's school community supporting the annual Macmillan Cancer Support fundraising appeal. Traditionally, this takes the format of a coffee morning, with St Mary's pupils encouraged to supply cakes and biscuits, whether homemade or shop bought, for a cake sale that takes place in the school's court yard at break and lunch time.

Monday 7 October 2024 St Mary's Awarded the Oscar Romero Award St Mary’s Catholic High School has been awarded the prestigious Oscar Romero Award - Participator Level in recognition of the school’s work in raising pupils’ awareness and understanding of Catholic Social Teaching and social justice issues.

Thursday 26 September 2024 Beginning of the School Year Mass Senior students from St Mary’s represented our school at the annual 'Beginning of the School Year Mass' at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark on Thursday, 26th September.

Sunday 15 September 2024 St Mary's Year 11s at Hindleap Warren, 2024 For the fourth consecutive year, St Mary’s Year 11 pupils participated in the school’s annual Residential Revision and Activity Weekend at Hindleap Warren Outdoor Centre, nestled in the heart of Ashdown Forest.

Friday 6 September 2024 Mission Statement - Whole School Review The first Friday of the new school year proved to be an exciting challenge for all members of our school community. Instead of normal lessons, all pupils and staff embarked on a day-long range of activities with the aim of reviewing our existing Mission Statement and where appropriate create a new statement for our school which reflects our community’s core values and purpose as a Catholic school for the years ahead.

Thursday 22 August 2024 GCSE Results 2024 Thursday, 22 August was a most memorable day at our school with the publication of GCSE and BTEC exam results. Overall, the results show a pleasing improvement on our already good record with an increase in the percentage of pupils awarded grades 4 and above compared to recent years.

Friday 19 July 2024 Summer Term Star Pupils 2024 Congratulations to the following pupils who were the top three in each year group for gaining achievement points in the summer term.

Friday 19 July 2024 House Competitions 2024 - Results The end of term assembly this year included added spice with the announcements of the results of the inter-house competitions.

Monday 15 April 2024 Student Leadership 2024 - 2025 On Thursday, 28th March, the whole school gathered for a special end of term Easter Liturgy which was followed by the announcement of the new student leadership team for 2024 – 2025.

Monday 25 March 2024 St Mary's Pilgrimage to Rome - March 2024 In the week before Holy Week, a group of St Mary’s pupils, staff and Governors took part in the school’s first pilgrimage to Rome in its history.

Wednesday 20 March 2024 Year 11 History pupils visit The Old Operating Theatre On 20th March, Year 11 pupils visited The Old Operating Theatre in preparation for their forthcoming GCSE History examinations, where ‘Medicine Through Time’ is a key component of their course. Our pupils were taken back to the Victorian era, exploring the surgical procedures that were once carried out at the old St Thomas’ Hospital in Southwark.

Sunday 17 March 2024 The Big Lent Walk 2024 - £341.00 raised for CAFOD During the week beginning 11th March, the whole school took part in CAFOD’s Big Lent Walk 2024. As with last year, pupils walked, or ran, laps of the upper playground, and on a couple of wet days did their walk around our large sports hall.

Tuesday 16 January 2024 Pupils deliver donations to The Manna Society This week, pupils from St Mary’s delivered the large quantity of donations that they had collected during Advent to The Manna Society, a charity based at London Bridge that supports the homeless.