At St. Mary's we are proud of our achievements, both academically and socially.

£235.55 raised for CAFOD in November 2004

£255.94 raised for Barnardo's in February 2006

£127.88 raised for Mission Together

We take part in many activities in our community to help others.

Recent achievements include donations to CAFOD, Barnardo's, Christmas Child, Women's World Day and Mission Together.

We take part in a number of competitions with other schools. We have recently been very successful in the Sandwell and Dudley Fire Quiz, winning in 2003 and 2004 and coming a close runner up in 2005.

Year 6 pupils have recently had their poems published after winning a competition.

We were recent winners of the Merry Hill Competition, for collecting the most points at the local shopping mall, for which we won £3,000 of sports equipment.

We were runners-up in the Fire Quiz for 2006.

Our school also holds the certificate for Healthy Schools as well as other awards.

Ofsted Inspection

Our last Ofsted Inspection was in October 2006. The report commented:

St Mary's provides a good quality education. Drawing on a strong Christian ethos, the children quickly learn right from wrong and so their behaviour and relationships with each other are excellent. There is a real family atmosphere, with each child included and valued. The provision for spiritual, moral and social development is good, with pupils given good help to reflect on rights and wrongs and respect for others. The pupils make a good contribution to their school and the local community, initiating charitable collections for a number of good causes.

Full details of the inspection can be read in the official Ofsted Report.

RE (Section 48) Inspection

Some of the comments made in our last RE Inspection:

• St. Mary's is a very good Catholic school with some outstanding features.
• The school works in close partnership with parents, the parish and other local schools.
• The school's strong Catholic ethos pervades every aspect of school life.
• The headteacher's leadership is very good.
• The governing body is experienced, very committed and well-informed.
• Provision for collective worship is outstanding.
• The quality of the teaching and learning is good with some outstanding features, enabling pupils to
  make effective progress.

Full details of our last inspection on 8/9 November 2006, can be read in the official Section 48 Report.