Visiting St Mary’s Senior School Colchester
Our Senior School open days provide a great opportunity to find out more about the excellent academic and all-round education we offer, along with outstanding pastoral care.
Our weekday open days provide an opportunity to see the Senior School in action and meet the Senior Leadership team. At our Saturday open days there will be an opportunity to tour the Senior School and meet pupils and staff.
Our Senior Leadership team will also be available for you to speak to at the end of your tour while you enjoy refreshments provided by our catering team.
Alternatively, we can give you a private tour at a time that’s convenient. Please contact our Registrar, Mrs Tierney, at registrar@stmaryscolchester.org.uk or on 01206 594256 to arrange a visit.
Registering for St Mary’s Senior School Colchester
You can register for a Senior School place on our website. A non-refundable registration fee of £150 is also payable at this point.
If you are interested in a Senior School place in years other than Year 7, we would advise contacting us as early as possible to discuss availability.
Due to increasing demand for places at our Lower School, we have expanded capacity in the junior years. If you are potentially interested in exploring your daughter joining St Mary’s before year 7, please get in touch as early as possible to check availability. You can find out more about our Lower School, ranked 12th highest performing prep school in England, on our website and in our prospectus.
Find out more
In addition to the information in the About section of our website, our Prospectus provides an overview of St Mary’s, including our values and how we challenge pupils academically, creatively and physically.
You can also read more about St Mary’s in our ISI Inspection Report, where we were given the highest rating of excellent. Alternatively, you can read our Inspection Highlights report which summarises the key findings.
You can find specific information on our Kindergarten and Lower School on our website. Each section provides details of the curriculum, the all-round education on offer and the excellent pastoral care we provide.
Practical information such as term dates, school day timings, lunches and uniform can be found in the School Life section of the website.
We are here to support you as you explore St Mary’s as an option so please don’t hesitate to contact our Registrar, Mrs Tierney, at registrar@stmaryscolchester.org.uk or on 01206 594256, if you have any questions.