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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.

Cashless School

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.

Click on the slide below to view Mrs Braithwaite presentation for our new Reception parents:

Latest News

We would like to wish all our Muslim families a happy and Holy Eid al-Adha. We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with your family and friends.

Covid19 Risk Assessment June 2021

Sunday 18th July - Message from Mrs Braithwaite and Mrs Laird:
Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope you are all well and have had the chance to enjoy the glorious weather over the last few days. As we head towards the last couple of days of the term we just wanted to remind you that the children will be taking part in sports day tomorrow. Unfortunately, we are unable to invite you into school to come and watch as we normally would however, we will make sure we take lots of photographs and share them with you. Please do send your child in with PE kit, they will most definitely need trainers or pumps. It would be great if you could send them in wearing a t shirt of their house colour. Please could we also ask that they are wearing a sunhat/cap and have a water bottle as the weather is looking to stay for the next day or two. If you want to send sun cream in their bag, that would be great.

Just a little reminder about returning any books and laptops to school tomorrow also please. Our books have become somewhat depleted over the last year or so. Please have a good look for any that might be lying around.

It really does feel good to be able to be in school again, though we do still have a couple of staff poorly. We all know that the number of positive cases is very high at the moment. Could we please ask that you ensure your little ones to do a lateral flow test before coming to school tomorrow.

We very much look forward to seeing you all back at school in the morning.

Best wishes and a sincere thank you for your continuous support,

Mrs Braithwaite and Mrs Laird

Wednesday 14th July - The Olympics
The games introduction - The games instructions - The rings challenge - The rings colouring - Competition ideas - Design a medal - Make your own mascot - Make your own torch
Click here to view what the children did for our 'Olympics' Day.

Thursday 15th July - Science
The science of flight instructions - Straw planes comparative test - 3D WW2 Spitfire Craft Instructions - 3D WW2 Spitfire Craft - Fold and Fly Paper Aeroplanes - Paper Spinner Template - Spinning Science Paper Spinners - Amelia Earhart Presentation - The Wright Brothers Presentation - Up up and away colouring

Friday 16th July
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Zentangle Challenge - Mindfulness Journal - Mindfulness Activity Flashcards - Mindful Colouring - Draw your feelings - How to be a Good Team Mate - I am happy when - How do you feel today - Feelings wordsearch and activity - A jar of smiles - Dance Moves and Routines - My Squad - Mindfulness Maze - Mindfulness Activities for Kids - Mindfulness Colouring in Sheet - Big Butterfly Count - Butterfly ID Sheet

Newsletter 6 was issued on Friday 19th July 2021.

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.

Click on the picture to know more about Mrs Steele's Science Selfie Competition.

Click on the logo to look at what the children did during Refugee Week 14-20th June2021.

Click on the sun to access resources to help you and your family stay healthy and happy in these difficult times.

Click on logo to follow your class' progress on reading

Click on the picture for more ideas to keep on reading

Click on the picture on the left to access all important information and messages about how our school is dealing with the pandemic.

Dear Parents,
We would appreciate your feedback on the remote learning provided by us during the national lockdown 4th January-5th March 2021. Please answer the questionnaire on our online learning page here for each of your children.
Thank you very much for your time.

Click on these words to access our subject specific pages: