St Margaret Marys Secondary School

St Margaret Mary's Secondary school is a six year Roman Catholic Comprehensive School. The values of the school are strongly influenced by Gospel values such as Love, Truth, and Justice. Guided by these values we aim to develop the all-round education of our young people. The school has high academic targets for its young people, reflected by steadily improving exam results in recent years. The development of a Curriculum for Excellence will allow us to challenge our young people to further attain in both academic and personal areas.

The school is a community. We work closely with our partner primaries and with our pupils, parents and carers. Together we aim to motivate our young people to be ambitious for themselves and their community. We encourage them to develop breadth and depth in their academic education. To develop love and care in their personal education. All areas of their development – spiritual, academic and personal are supported by an experience and professional staff.

The mission of St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School is to develop as a community of faith and learning. We aim to provide the highest quality of educational experience to enable all our young people to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society. We have a continuous commitment to improving attainment, achievement and success for all. Learning and Teaching will be central focus of all aspects of school life.

We offer a strong Catholic ethos through the promotion of Gospel Values, through celebration and worship and through service to the community, where each individual is cared for and valued. All school activities are underpinned by values shared by our pupils, or parents and our staff. All members of our school community are valued as equal partners in the decisions and workings of the school, in particularly our partnership with parents is integral to all that we do and we continually strive to develop this further.

Staff collegiality is another essential element in the promotion and development of our school ethos and St Margaret Mary’s has a strong history of staff collegiality which we continually strive to build upon. St Margaret Mary’s Secondary School ensures our pupils are healthy, safe and happy, achieving their potential. Our teachers constantly strive to promote high expectations. As a School of Ambition, we actively combat deprivation, promoting ambition as identified in our motto “Only the Best Will Do”.

Place2Be's work in secondary schools helps young people to achieve their full potential and deal positively with the difficulties they face. We provide both universal and targeted services for young people in schools, alongside support for parents and consultation and advice for school staff.