St Mary's School

My older daughter attended St. Mary’s School in 2013 and my younger daughter currently attends. The nursery provides a warm and extended family feel which we love. It sits happily within the school environment and the children in the older school years love interacting with the little ones. The nursery is integrated within the school which makes the transition into Kindergarten so unbelievably seamless. The curriculum is broken down into half term blocks with a precise schedule sent out of the plan for the weeks ahead. Fridays are outdoor school days when the children are taken to a nearby nature area to see, touch and discover the outdoor world. I don’t think it is a coincidence that the nursery children all have such terrific friendships and are so happy to arrive each morning. I have seen with my older daughter how her time in nursery set her up for many happy years of schooling to follow.

St Mary’s Nursery is a very calm and nurturing environment.
My son has been attending nursery full time now for six months and he just loves it. It’s home from home for him and he is very relaxed and happy and has made lots of friends.
The teachers are excellent, very caring and passionate. They are always going on outings, getting lots of fresh air and exploring the local area.
My not-so-little boy will start school in September and he is very ready thanks to this wonderful nursery and the care and encouragement he has received.

Fantastic staff make this a wonderfully nurturing and friendly environment for the kids. Both our daughters have been through and it gave them the ideal start to schooling. After the nursery makeover last year the facilities are even better, and the head of Nursery is a superstar!

I can not rate St Mary’s nursery highly enough. The level of care and commitment of all the staff has been exceptional. We have been overwhelmed by how well our son (just turned 3) has settled in and how well the transition from “lockdown” to starting a new nursery has been. This is a testament to the staff who are caring and provide a wonderful environment to nurture play and learning.

St Mary’s is a fantastic nursery. The children thrive there, and the staff are extremely lovely and kind. They engage the children in lots of varied activities both indoors and outdoors. Their communication is superb, and their reassurance throughout the last year has been faultless. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

St Mary’s nursery is a fantastic place with diverse learning opportunities and a very nurturing environment. The staff are warm, super caring and generally lovely. Being connected to the main school also provides access to a wide range of learning topics as well as a seamless transition to kindergarten when the time comes. Highly recommended.

I could not ask for anything more for my child. She absolutely loves coming to nursery, and it provides the perfect mix of play and education. The nursery teachers are unfailingly kind and gentle. Would not hesitate to recommend.

We looked at so many nurseries for our son, but none felt right- some had so many children, I felt our son might get “lost”, others we looked at felt too formal. St Mary’s was completely different – it felt so warm and nurturing there, and the class sizes are lovely. I can’t say enough great things about the teachers. With the Covid restrictions making drop-offs a little less friendly, my son had some real issues going in, and would only allow one of the teachers to take him in. She was at the gate every morning to meet him, and after a couple of weeks, my son accepted the new way! He is so happy to go to nursery now and play with his friends. The updates, photos and videos every week are great; I just love seeing how happy he is and how many activities he gets to take part in.

From the moment we visited the school and met the staff, we knew we wanted our child to be in the environment. We had a full tour, and every door was opened to us, every class engaged with us, with all staff and children across the years fully engaged in their lessons, confidently expressing themselves.
Aside from the incredibly nurturing atmosphere, we loved the free flow environment of the nursery combined with very specifically designed activities for individual and group learning/engagement. Since joining, we have seen our child’s knowledge, concentration and development move forward every single day. We love the managed exposure that our child has to the wider school and other related spaces within the week, creating more confidence in the day to day and with new people and environments.
Our child literally runs in every morning, and on collection, is bursting with all the activities and fun of the day, happily exhausted with a busy mind and a beaming smile.

When looking for a nursery and future school for our nearly 3-year-old daughter, one of the most important things for us was finding somewhere with the perfect balance between a place that would nurture her in her young years while simultaneously being an environment where she would thrive, learn and grow. A tough ask from any parent, but St Mary’s could not have been more perfect for her. From the outset, my husband and I were impressed by the care and attention shown by all the staff. The fact the headmaster greets each child by name every morning, and most importantly, tests our confident and happy little girl. I couldn’t recommend St Marys more highly and knows that as a family, it will be a special place for us for years to come.