Growing minds, building futures
Our Prep curriculum is varied, preparing our children to leave us as confident, robust, well-rounded individuals taking with them fond memories of their time spent at St Mary's Preparatory School.
The Prep stage of a St Mary's education is to offer increased opportunities for specialist teaching whilst maintaining the essential core English and Maths skills.
Our timetable includes Science, Drama, Music and Spanish alongside Computing, Art and PSHE as part of their weekly timetables. You may be familiar with this age group being referred to as Key Stage 2.
Lower Prep
Years 3 & 4
From Year 3 onwards, our pupils are taught by subject specialists for all of their lessons. This not only gives them access to incredibly knowledgeable staff whose enthusiasm and passion are passed onto the children, but it also prepares them for the transition to life at secondary school.
Our aim at every stage is to provide a nurturing and encouraging learning environment for our pupils; one where they are challenged to reach their potential in every subject, and given support in any areas that they struggle with.
As our pupils enter Year 4 we begin conducting cognitive ability tests (CATs) to assess each pupil’s level and identify the areas where they may need extra help as well as those where they excel.
Our unwavering commitment is to ensure that all our pupils have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
