About us

Founded in 1851, the school is one of the oldest Catholic state schools in the country. With just eight students on its very first day, the school has an unbroken record of service of educating generations of families from the local, and now global, community.

This video gives a flavour of our school, which in November 2021 Ofsted described with the words: 'St Mary’s Catholic High School is a deeply caring community. Its pupils and staff live up to their core values of being welcoming, serving others and working hard.'