Welcome to St Mary's CE  VA Primary School

Welcome to St Mary's. Our school is warm and welcoming, with a strong and supportive team, working hard to enable children to enjoy learning and thrive in school. As a Church of England Primary School, we are a school built upon Christian values and principles believing that each child is unique and valued, with a great potential to contribute to the school community and to their world. Valuing each child as a unique, talented individual, we encourage children to develop as moral, sociable, confident people, who aspire and achieve well across the curriculum.

Reception 2025 applications

Children born between 1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021 will be eligible for a place in school in September 2025. All applications should be made by 15th January 2025 through South Gloucestershire Admissions. 

Reception 2025 tours for parents

We would like to invite you to not one but two different elements of our tours for this year! We would suggest you attend both parts of the tour to gain the most information to assist you in choosing the right school for your child.

Part 1: Welcome to our school (online)

Join us for one of three online events. Held on Microsoft Teams, we expect that these will last for around 30 minutes and you will have the chance to meet Bethan Scriven (Head of School) and Natalie Lane (Deputy Head). They will introduce you to the school, share key information about the vision and values of the school and talk to you about school life at St Mary's.

These will take place online (Microsoft Teams) on:

• Monday 7th October 7:00pm
• Monday 11th November 7:00pm
• Tuesday 10th December 7:00pm

To book a place on one of these virtual " Welcome to the school" events please contact the school Tele: 01454 867155 or by email office@stmarysyate.org.uk. After you have booked in, we will send you details on how to login and join us.

Part 2: Tour of the school

We think that visiting the school is really important and you are welcome to come and tour the school, members of staff will be available to answer any questions.

These will take place on:

• Tuesday 8th October 4:00pm
• Tuesday 12th November 9:30am
• Tuesday 10th December 4:00pm

To book a place on one of these tours please contact the school Tele: 01454 867155 or by email office@stmarysyate.org.uk. 

We would suggest you attend both the online event and tour to gain the most information to assist you in choosing the right school for your child.

We look forward to welcoming you to St Mary's both virtually and in person! Please do speak to the school office with any questions you may have.