Established 1896 Religion Roman Catholic Phone +44 1279 654901 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Voluntary aided school Headteacher Mr Andrew Celano Founded 1896 | |
Founder Four sisters from St. Mary of Namur Location Windhill Rd
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 2NQ
England Address Windhill, Bishop's Stortford CM23 2NQ, UK | ||
St. Marys is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
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History
In 1896, four nuns from the Congregation of St Mary of Namur came from Belgium to Bishop's Stortford and established a school with nine students. These sisters were the first to provide Catholic education for the district, and the school grew. As it was a fee-paying school, a free smaller school was set up in what is now St Marys music block. The school, St. Joseph's Primary School, grew until, in 1914, it was teaching 57 pupils with only 3 teachers. As St Mary's accumulated more pupils it bought surrounding buildings and land until it had enough classrooms to teach all of their pupils.
Present day
The current headmaster is Mr Andrew Celano, a former pupil of the school. There are approximately 1000 students with the majority coming from outside Bishops Stortford. There have recently been a number of new builds and renovations within the site with new football courts, classrooms and renovated facilities. The school now has language and performing arts status with acting, singing, dancing and language classes offered.It also has around 50 classrooms with multiple ICT suites, a 10,000 book library, large sports hall and canteen.