" I feel I'm giving my children something extra by sending them to a Catholic school where they are given quality care and attention, where they are loved as well as educated and where the teachers know their name and mine, too."

" St Mary's Senior school was the last of the seven schools I attended and I completed the final three years of my secondary education there. It was my favourite. It was small then, only 12 in my last year and I felt valued there. The main things I learnt were to smile and say good morning. I never failed a job interview and went on to become a high flying medical secretary!"

" There is a lovely caring feeling about the school. I feel that the children are taught not only religion but to be good and caring people."

" St Mary's do their utmost to bring out the best in each child, be it in academic subjects or in music and drama, ie school plays and concerts."

" We all want the best education we can give our children and we should support our Catholic Schools if we wish them to be able to live up to what we expect of them."

" Our two youngest daughters have begun their formal education at St Mary's Primary and we are confident that the same loving care and expertise will be devoted to them as it was to the others. The sense of family community and commitment is evident throughout both schools and we shall have no hesitation in sending them on to St Mary's School in due course."

" We found the small size of the school an advantage, with all teachers and students knowing one another, and we thought that there would be less likelihood of a child being overlooked."

" I feel that I benefited from having my education at St Mary's in many ways. Being a shy person, I was frightened at the prospect of a secondary school, but the atmosphere of the school, the attitude of the teachers in accepting new students and the size of the school helped me gradually to overcome the shyness. It was not difficult to develop both socially and academically despite the smallness of the school. I think that the religious aspect running through the school has helped me develop morally and socially. I feel that my attitude to life in general is better now than it would have been had I not gone to a Catholic School."

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