Kindergarten and Lower School Expands to Meet Growing Demand
St Mary’s Kindergarten and Lower School is set to expand in response to an increase in demand for places. Starting from the 2025-26 academic year, additional places will be available,…
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St Mary’s shortlisted for Independent Girls’ School of the Year
We are thrilled to announce that St Mary’s has been shortlisted for Independent Girls’ School of the Year 2025, as part of the highly respected Independent Schools of the Year…
Prestigious new Scholarship ‘The Principal’s Award’ launched
St Mary’s School is proud to announce the launch of a new and prestigious scholarship – the Principal’s Award – an honour designed to celebrate and support exceptional girls who…
STEM LEGO event inspires next generation of female engineers for British Science Week
St Mary’s School held an Eager Engineers STEM event on Saturday 15 March to help inspire girls’ futures. Marking British Science Week, the event at St Mary’s Lower School offered…
Girls inspired for their futures on International Women’s Day
On Saturday we held our first Future Females Careers Fair on International Women’s Day to help empower girls’ futures. Girls in Year 4 (age 8) through to Year 11 (age…
International Women’s Day art competition launched
To mark International Women’s Day, an art competition for school age children has been launched by St Mary’s School in Colchester. The challenge is to create a piece of artwork…
St Mary’s orchestra members and British Army band join forces
St Mary’s School welcomed a prestigious British Army Band to work with their Lower School and Senior School orchestra members in a one-day workshop. A group of musicians from the…
St Mary’s Senior School ranks highest performing Independent School in Essex with no sixth form
The Sunday Times has identified St Mary’s Senior School as the top school in Essex and 16th in England, in its rankings of top independent secondary schools with no sixth…
Girls at St Mary’s raise over £1,400 for Children in Need!
Children at St Mary’s Kindergarten, Lower School and Senior School fully embraced Children in Need 2024 on Friday 15 November, raising in excess of £1,400 to help support the charity’s…
Empowering girls talks inspire future female leaders
St Mary’s Senior School was joined by a panel of inspiring female leaders who shared their stories to parents and daughters on Saturday 12 October. Beginning the series of talks…