We are justly proud of our village school with its warm and welcoming feel. A recent Ofsted Inspection had this to say:
"Good care, guidance and support and a positive school atmosphere contribute well to pupils' personal development. Pupils are friendly and polite and relate very well to adults and their peers... The curriculum is enriched by a good range of additional activities which enhance pupils' enjoyment."
Autumn 2011 sees the school settling down well with Miss Rendall covering Class 1 and Mrs Robinson and Mrs Owen currently covering Class 2. We are delighted to say that a considerable number of committed parents are helping in and around classrooms, too. Scroll down for a statement from our new Head of Teaching and Learning...
Feel free to visit the school's brand new official website on:
www.stmarys-brixton.devon.sch.uk
Below you will also find details of the new Board of Governors. Our heartfelt thanks to Steve Cox and David Arnott for all their wonderful work. We wish them well in their retirement...
Elliotts Hill, Brixton, Plymouth, PL8 2AG
From Miss Becky Drewett:
As some of you may be aware Mr Cox has retired from St. Mary's school. The school is now being run in a management partnership with The United Schools Federation based in Newton Abbot. One of our schools, St Catherine's is VA and the other, called St Michael's, is VC. Our two schools have been working in a very successful partnership for over a year now and this has had a very positive impact on the quality of provision for all the children in our care.
Miss Becky Drewett will be your Head of Teaching and Learning and will also take on Mr Cox's teaching responsibility. Miss Drewett will be outside at the start and end of the day and will be happy to explain more about the partnership or answer any questions you may have.
We look forward to working with the community to help St. Mary's reach its full potential.
Mark Jeffrey
On Saturday February 19th the school sent representatives to a wonderful Banner Service in Exeter Cathedral to celebrate 200 years of the National Society.
The group included pupils, governors, parents and grandparents! It was a delightful and moving service... with the School Banner made specially for the service being recognised as one the best ones there!
Parents are currently involved in extra-curricular activities... so we now have a Book Club, a Maths Club, Homework Club, Spelling Club and Street Dancing - as well as a range of sporting activities.
They're very supportive with classroom work, too!
Just a few days before the annual Church Fete ( which our children danced at in pirate costume! ), we had a visit from the fete opening speaker - Antony Jinman, the famous polar explorer. He gave a brilliant talk to Classes 2 & 3 - in which he showed film of Captain Scott's 1912 expedition. Next year, Antony is leading the Anniversary Expedition to the Antarctic.
"On Wednesday 29 June the children and teachers of Brixton St. Mary's Primary School ran a Marathon. All the classes were involved in this spectacular event. Altogether the children ran 281 laps around the school field - one child at a time in a relay style. It is amazing for a school of 51 pupils. All the money raised will be split between the South West Children's Hospice and buying resources for the school."
by Jacob Edwards, pupil (aged 11)
Wednesday 6th July saw Classes 2 & 3 celebrating their Greek Project work with a day devoted to actvities that included IT research, Greek food, making coin replicas, Greek theatre and making photo frames with a Greek theme. The day was wonderfully enjoyable...
