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welcome to ST MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

"Through Jesus, we achieve our very best"

St Martin de Porres is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic school where the teachings of Christ form the core of our work. We aim to provide high quality teaching and learning for all our members so that they are able to recognise and fulfil the gifts and potential given to them by God.

We pride ourselves on being a school which is warm, friendly and supportive. An environment where all can flourish and achieve success.

The school was built at the end of the 1960's and takes 30 children into the reception class each September. Application forms for school places and our admission criteria are available from the Parents Tab, Key Information page on this website.

St Martin's Prayer

Dear St Martin,

Your whole life was committed
to looking after the sick and needy
as well as the animals upon the earth.
You showed us a wonderful example
of the teachings of Jesus.
Bless all of us in this school family
and help us all to continue to follow your example.
St Martin, pray for us.

A Child’s view

I like St. Martin de Porres, it’s the best of all,
A helping hand with any incident or fall,
Including everyone, leaving no one behind,
Oh! And don’t forget the teachers are really kind,
There are lots of subjects and activities to do,
And the uniform is really smart too,
The dinners are tasty made by the kind cook,
If you come to this school you’ve got really good luck!

Children at St. Martin's achieve high academic standards. OfSTED described the standard of behaviour and relationships at the school as outstanding.

Latest News

Newsletter 13 was issued on Friday 29th March 2019.
Our next newsletter will be issued on Friday 12th April 2019.
Please do continue to share with us any more of your children’s special achievements in any activities that they may participate in outside of school.

We have been sorry to notice lately that some children are coming to school with one or more wrong items of clothing. Our school has a strict uniform policy for the benefit of all our children. Please refer to this policy by clicking here or ask us for a paper copy, and make sure that your child is wearing the correct uniform. Thank you.

Children are invited to take part in our Easter competitions, by making:

an Easter bonnet,
an Easter garden or
decorating an egg.

50p per entry.
Competitions will be judged on Friday 12th April 2019 in assembly at 9:10am.

We are organising a School Disco on Wednesday 10th April - 5.30 to 7pm
Entry fees £1 (includes a drink and a packet of crisps). Drinks, sweets and other treats for sale. All profits will go towards our Lenten collection.

Thursday 11th April 9am
Please do add this date to your diary – our coffee mornings are a wonderful opportunity to meet and chat with other parents and our Family Support Worker Mrs Dowling.

Let’s READ, and READ, and READ!
By the time our children leave school at the end of Year 6, they MUST have read a great number of books. To help and encourage them in that, we put together a display in the school foyer, with vouchers for the library and actual books to borrow. Please come and visit our little library with your children and leave with a book to read!

Following the sudden closure of Tiverton Road Swimming Baths late last year, we have managed to secure bookings at Cocks Moor Woods Leisure Centre. This means Years 3, 4 & 5 will all be going swimming in the coming months. Letters will be going out to all children in Years 4 & 5 shortly as they are swimming straight after the Easter Break. Click here for more information on swimming.

Please ensure that After-School Monies are paid in advance. All outstanding dinner money, after-school club and breakfast club must be paid no later than 2nd April 2019. Thank you.

To date, 22 of our families out of 153 have donated to our school fund. These funds are of a great help for all the little extras that the school budget cannot possibly cover. Thank you very much if you have already donated.

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