6th March 2020 — It was a pleasure to welcome local author, Andy Huxtable, to talk to our Early Years to Year 4 girls about his new book, The Cake, the first in a series about an ant called Sam. Andy told the girls about the story, and about why he decided to become an author, and then presented a signed copy of The Cake to the children, to be kept here at St Mary’s. A brilliant experience for our girls at the end of Literary Week!

9th February 2020 — St Mary’s was delighted to host the Floor and Vault Regional Gymnastics Competition on Sunday 9th February. Our two teams performed brilliantly with the Under 13s winning second place, and our Under 11 team coming in first! Huge congratulations to both teams and good luck to the U11 team who are off to the National Floor and Vault finals in May. A big thank you also to Mrs Deadman for running this event.

13th November 2019 — As you may remember, during Breast Cancer Awareness month in October last year, St Mary's appeared live on ITV's Lorraine. This was due to the work that Mrs Taylor has been doing with the breast cancer charity, Coppafeel!, in recent years and her commitment to including breast health onto St Mary's PSHCE curriculum. Coppafeel! invited Mrs Taylor to join their Educational Advisory Group and asked her to develop a pack for them (including detailed lesson plans, activities and resources), suitable for delivering to KS3/4/5 on the topic of breast cancer. When the new national PSHCE curriculum was revealed, it included the statutory requirement for schools to teach learners about cancer from September 2020: something that daunted many schools and thus making the Coppafeel! teaching resource all the more important. We are delighted to announce that Mrs Taylor's School Pack has been given accreditation by the PSHE Association which means that from early 2020, the pack will be rolled out to schools across the country to support their delivery of this invaluable educational message! Mrs Taylor continues to work alongside Coppafeel! to further support its educational provision and teacher training. Never one to miss an opportunity, a final reminder from Mrs Taylor: "know your boobs and check them regularly!"

11th November 2019 — What a tremendous afternoon Years 4, 5 and 6 experienced when the multi award winning author, Sita Brahmachari, came to visit St Mary's on Wednesday 6th November. Sita’s novel, Artichoke Hearts, won her the Waterstones Children’s Book Award for 2011, and since then Sita has become a prolific writer of children’s fiction. Sita told the girls how, in the past, she has been asked why she doesn't write for adults and her response was "I write for the most important people; the children". Sita won everyone's hearts with her answer! Our girls were mesmerized from there on in. Sita spent the entire afternoon talking to the children about her new book "Where the River Runs Gold" and bringing her book to life by involving the children through audience participation. The story is a dystopian futuristic tale where bees have become extinct so the dilemma for human beings is - who are the pollinators going to be now..? The children of course- because they have such tiny fingers and hands! In our Senior Hall a drama was unravelling; the children became "pollinators", "Luca Freedoms", a prime minister, and Shifa and Themba to name but a few of the characters. Sita’s passion regarding the important message about climate change and conservation was evident in everything she spoke about; she was a true inspiration to us all. Sita concluded her speech by sharing several artefacts and a banner made for her by refugee children with the message: Dare Dream Believe Imagine.

What a fantastic afternoon!

22nd August 2019 — There was great cause for celebration this morning as once again St Mary's School, Gerrards Cross students have returned an impressive set of GCSE results. With GCSEs now fully reformed and the majority of results resting on the final examinations, this year’s Year 11 cohort shone in their achievements.

A wonderful 63% of all grades were at levels 9-6/ A*-B. Half of our cohort achieved the very top grades in at least five subjects; 41% of all of the results were graded at 9, 8 and 7, A*/A and 98% of all results were at level 4/C or above.

Congratulations to all of the girls, from those who achieved a complement of top grades to those who worked hard to achieve results above their expectations.

Mrs Adams, the Headmistress commented, “I am so pleased for the girls and with the results that they have achieved. Their hours of hard work, dedication to keep improving on their performance and a real determination to succeed have been rewarded today. I am so proud of all of them; they can now look forward to the next step in their academic careers with great confidence. Congratulations also to our brilliant team of teachers who work with such passion and dedication to help our students achieve these impressive results.”

15th August 2019 — St. Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross, once again achieved a very impressive set of A level results this year. With 37% of all grades achieved at A*/ A, 60 A*/B and 87% A*/C, there was certainly cause for celebration.

Headmistress Mrs Adams commented “In this my first year as Head, I am delighted with the fantastic results that our girls have achieved. From those who have attained a full set of top grades to girls who have worked relentlessly to accomplish grades better than they had ever hoped for, we are proud of all of their achievements. I wish them every happiness and continued success as they move on to their chosen universities and careers.”