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:
Wednesday 19th March - last day to order Mother's Day lunch
Friday 21st March - wear something red with your uniform for Red Nose Day - £1 donation
Friday 21st March - Mother's Day Lunch
Monday 31st March - Easter Service and Easter Bonnet Parade
Monday 31st March - Poetry Week
Friday 4th April—Last day of term
Monday 7th—Monday 21st April—Easter holidays
Tuesday 22nd April—Start of Summer Term
Monday 12th May-Thursday 15th May - Year 6 SATs tests
Friday 23rd May - Non-Pupil Day
Monday 26th May-Friday 30th May - Half term
Monday 2nd June - Non-Pupil Day
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.