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Welcome
Why our school is special...
Welcome To Our School!
St Mary's School, at the heart of the village of Hatfield Broad Oak, is an inclusive, Christian learning community, where all children are valued as individuals.
We aim to provide the children with a varied, exciting curriculum, which enables them all to achieve high standards and maximise their potential.
We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find the information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have or if you would like to come and visit us.
Please note that we are now a nut-free school, we thank you for your support in this.
Forest School
We are delighted to announce that Mrs Luxford has attained the Forest Schools accreditation.
Well done Mrs Luxford!
To see what the children are up to with their Forest School's outdoor learning please click here
Save the date:
Sept 1 st Inset day (non-pupil)
Sept 2nd Inset day (non-pupil)
Sept 3rd first day for pupils
Sept 17th Flu Immunisations
Sept 26th (Fri) Year 6 swimming begins
Oct 16th Bikeability Owls
Oct 17th Bikeability Owls
Oct 27th to Oct 31st Half term
Dec 5 th (Fri) Year 6 Swimming finishes
Dec 19th last day of autumn term 2026
Jan 5th 2026 1 st day of spring term
Feb 16th to Feb 20th Half term
Feb 23rd Young Voices at O2 (KS2)
March 27th last day of spring term
April 13th first day of summerterm
May 11th to May 14th Y6 SATs week
May 22nd INSET day (non-pupil)
May 25th to May 29th Half term
June 1st INSET day (non-pupil)
July 17th INSET day (non-pupil) , so last day of school year
Young Voices February 2026
As part of our enrichment offer, we have signed up to attend the young voices concert 2026.
We have been allocated Monday 23rd February 2026.
Parents will also have access to this site so that the children can rehearse at home.
We will share this information once its available.
Sports Day July 2025
Wren Class Orienteering Day at Bentfield School - July 2025
Carver Barracks Small Schools Sports - June 2025
Hylands Park - Wren Class Field Trip June 2025
Bawdsey Manor - Owl Class Residential June 2025
Great Open Door Assembly 6th May 2025
Owl Class learning leadership skills through Sport 1st May 2025
Easter Service - St Mary's Church 31st March
Easter Bonnets - We were overwhelmed by the incredibly creative Easter Bonnets - well done everyone!
Mother's Day Lunch - thank you to everyone who joined us, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
World Book Day 2025
Owl Class read stories to children from Blossom Barn Nursery for World Book Day
Quick links to the children's class pages
You can find your child's class page by clicking the link below or under the Children Section of the website.
Purple Mash
To log in to Purple Mash please click here The children have all been given their log-ins. If you experience difficulties logging on, please check with your child's teacher.
Mathletics
To log in to Mathletics please click here The children have all been given their log-ins. If you experience difficulties logging on, please check with your child's teacher.
Celebration Assembly Awards
To see if your child has received a 'Star of the Week or other Award' look under the news section of the website or click here
Don't forget to have a look at the Class Pages on the website, for examples of our children's amazing work.
Presenting Our Owl Class 2024/25 Team:
Heads of School - Darci & Ralphie
House Captains:
De Vere - Lily-Sue
Regis - Ben
Forest - Wiktor
Barrington - Spencer
Sports Captains:
De Vere - Sophie H
Barrington - Spencer
Forest - Joe
Regis - Sophie P
Worship Leaders: Lily, Florence, Eve, Darci & Eliza
Head Librarian & Head Playleader - Florence
Play Leaders: Sophie H, Sophie P, Joe, Eve & Eliza
Librarians: Sophie H & Sophie P
School Council: Eve & Eliza
Well done and thank you for being such good role models the rest of the school!
Road Safety - Be Seen - a reminder
Road Safety Presentation - aimed at younger children but a good refresher for us all!
Gallery
Polar Express Pyjama Day - Whole School Project
Sports Day 2024 - Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make our Sports Day so special!
Easter Bonnets 2024
World Book Day 2024
I Dig Trees - Our Tree Planting Day
At St. Mary's we enjoy regular outdoor learning sessions. We are working to become an official Forest School provider later this year.
United in Kindness - Plant a bulb day - have you spotted any bulbs yet?
The first of our bulbs in flower!
Thank you to Christine Chester, United in Kind, Mark Strutt of the Parish Council, and Anna Gibbard for their support and who came in to help us to plant our bulbs.
Grateful thanks too to everyone who donated compost, bulbs & pots to enable this to happen.
