St Mary’s- An Outstanding School

St Mary’s was judged as an ‘Outstanding’ school by Ofsted in May 2009. The report states, ‘Students’ achievements are outstanding, as is their personal development and well-being’ (click here to read full report). St Mary’s also received a letter from Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, in July 2009 stating, ‘The judgement of outstanding means that St Mary’s is exceptional and significant elements of the school's work are exemplary’. We were also visited by a Diocesan Inspection team in June 2009 and were again judged as an ‘Outstanding’ School.  The report states, ‘St Mary’s is an outstanding Catholic school providing an education which enables students to flourish’ and ‘Students thrive in a community where they feel accepted and empowered to discover and use their gifts and talents’ (click here to read report). Summer 2009 results!   St Mary’s enjoyed another year of exceptional results in the summer 2009.  The 5 A*-C pass rate at GCSE reached an astonishing 95%, the highest result from any Newcastle school and one of the highest in the country!  The A Level pass rate was also a tremendous 97%.  Many congratulations to all of our students on this wonderful achievement. Finally, St Mary's was also judged as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted during an English subject inspection in February 2010.  The report states, 'Students' strong involvement in learning and excellent progress results from teaching which is routinely good and often outstanding' (click here to read full report).