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,…
Lower School news
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…
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…
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…
Empowering girls event to inspire next generation of authors
In response to studies that show that children’s books are still dominated by male central characters, St Mary’s Lower School are joined by Annelise Gray, author of the Circus Maximus…
Peter Pan outdoor theatre coming to St Mary’s Lower School
On Friday 28 June, we are hosting Immersion Theatre’s Peter Pan open-air musical in the beautiful grounds of our Lower School. Following the success of “The Wizard of Oz,” multi-award…