National accolade awarded to St Mary's

A national Accolade for quality has been awarded to St Mary's Primary School for our work in improving the well being, resilience and self esteem of its pupils.

The Quality Mark Award recognises the impressive work being done by the school to improve progress in reading, writing and maths for all pupils, in particular those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.

The award has been developed by the leading education charity Achievment for All (AfA) which offers support programmes to school to help them improve outcomes for vulnerable learners. 

 AfA works closely with parents, teachers and the individual child to secure the best outcome and attainment for our pupils through personalised and specific targets. Schools are assessed for the Quality Mark Award withn the second year of the Schools programme. The award focuses on a variety of categories such as strategic planning, quliaty of teaching and learning, effective use of interventions, pupil progress and community relationships.