As a Catholic academy, our faith is central to who we are and what we do. This is reflected throughout our Catholic Curriculum and all aspects of our life together as a community. We are passionate about our shared Mission; ‘Striving for excellence as disciples of Jesus learning from St. Mary and St. John’. Our policies are written specifically to be in line with the teaching of the Catholic Church and to reflect the Catholic Schools Pupil Profile.
We model our behaviour and expectations on Jesus’ example.
Staff and pupils work together to prepare thoughtful, reverent Masses, prayer and liturgies. Parents and members of the wider community are always welcome to join us for Class Liturgies and Mass celebrated in school.
We work closely with our Parish clergy: Fr. Pawel Bielak (Parish Priest).
We share our faith on a daily basis, and welcome families of all faiths, or none, so that all pupils will learn a deep respect and tolerance for religious beliefs. We know that when our pupils reach adulthood, they will need personal skills, and a well-developed moral compass as well as knowledge. We celebrate differences and successes in order to develop resilience, self-esteem, consideration and compassion for others. This in turn helps pupils become reflective and thoughtful community members and we pride ourselves on providing wide opportunities to put faith into action within our locality, parish and beyond. Our children develop resilience because they learn that perseverance and effort God’s love for each one of us is unwavering and eternal.
Our Catholic values and virtues encourage mutual respect which is evident through all aspects of life at SS Mary and John’s Catholic Primary Academy.
First Holy Communion (6/23/2024) - Congratulations to our pupils who celebrated their First Holy Communion on Sunday 23rd June 2024. Family, parishioners and staff from the school were proud to celebrate this special occasion with you. We are thankful to Father Pawel and the parish for such a beautiful service. Dear children, may you always know the peace of Jesus, […]
Confirmation (5/24/2024) - Congratulations to our pupils who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on 24th May 2024 alongside other pupils within the parish. May the Lord always protect you Now you’ve Confirmed your faith, May He love and guide you and Help you live your life with grace.
Crowning of Our Lady (5/22/2024) - To celebrate the month of May we crowned Our Lady and honored her as the Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
Family and Community (4/12/2024) - On behalf of our school family, some children and staff went to wish our long serving school crossing lady Pat, a very happy 90th birthday! We were amazed to hear that she has been helping our children and families safely cross the road for 51 years!
Giving Thanks (4/10/2024) - In March, we gave thanks to a much loved governor of St. Mary & John’s Catholic Primary Academy. We thanked him for his service, loyalty, mission and commitment to our school. He has supported our school for over 30 years! Thank you so much Mr Bastian.