St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Headteacher's welcome. 

A very warm welcome to St Mary's Catholic Primary School.

Situated on the outskirts of Salterbeck, St Mary's is a welcoming and vibrant school community where every child is valued, nurtured, and encouraged to flourish. Our school motto, "Achieve and Succeed," reflects our commitment to supporting every child to be the very best they can be—academically, socially, morally, and spiritually.

At St Mary's, we are proud to provide a safe, caring, and inclusive environment where children feel happy, confident, and inspired to learn. We believe that every child is unique, and we celebrate the individual gifts and talents that each member of our school community brings. Through high expectations, encouragement, and strong relationships, we empower our pupils to develop into resilient, compassionate, and confident young people.

We offer an ambitious, creative, and engaging curriculum that brings learning to life. Our local environment enables us to enrich our children's experiences, with regular opportunities to learn beyond the classroom through our beautiful surroundings, including St Mary's Church, the reservoir, the beach and our local railway station. These valuable experiences help our children become well-rounded, independent, and knowledgeable citizens who are ready to embrace the opportunities and challenges of the future.

As a Catholic school, our faith is at the heart of everything we do. Every decision we make is centred on the needs of our children and inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ. Guided by the Gospel values, we strive to show love, kindness, respect, forgiveness, and service in our daily lives, ensuring that our children grow not only in knowledge but also in faith and character.

We are incredibly proud of our thriving school community and the strong partnerships we have with our families, parish, and wider community. 

Mrs D Douglas

St Mary’s Vision.

At St Mary’s, we are one loving and inclusive family rooted in the teachings of Jesus. We treat everyone with kindness, respect, forgiveness and compassion so that all feel safe, valued and are celebrated as a unique child of God.

We believe everyone can grow and succeed through hard work, resilience and a positive mindset, trying our best, never giving up, and knowing that mistakes help us learn.  We encourage each other to be ambitious, confident and proud of our achievements.

We provide rich life experiences, meaningful challenges and opportunities for collaboration so that our children become confident, connected and optimistic learners.

Together, as Stewards of the Earth, we care for one another, celebrate diversity and look after God’s world. Guided by faith and hope, we strive to make a positive difference in our school, our community and the wider world.