Celebrating young female photographers in ‘Through Her Eyes’ competition
We are proud to announce the winners of our inaugural Through Her Eyes photography competition – a powerful celebration of how girls see and shape the world around them. Open…
Senior School news
Honouring Exceptional Girls: St Mary’s Introduces The Principal’s Award Scholarship
St Mary’s School is proud to highlight the introduction of a prestigious new scholarship – the Principal’s Award – created to celebrate and support exceptional girls who have demonstrated outstanding…
Olympic medallist, Victoria Ohuruogu to empower girls to discover their inner champion
On Saturday, 11 October 2025 St Mary’s Senior School will host the next event in its Empowering Girls talk series, featuring Track and Field Sprinter Victoria Ohuruogu – a remarkable…
More Girls Attending All-Girls’ School St Mary’s
At the start of the new academic year, more girls are attending St Mary’s School than at the start of any academic year over the past decade. This milestone comes…
Significant increase in GCSE grades 9-7 for St Mary’s
Girls at St Mary’s Colchester are celebrating GCSE success with a significant increase in grades 9-7 or equivalent, reflecting the school’s commitment to delivering an empowering and complete education, designed…
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…
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…