Mission Statement

With Jesus in our hearts,
we nurture each individual to reach their full potential.

We aspire for every member of our school family:
To learn and grow in a happy and safe place.
To believe in themselves and be proud of who they are.
To treat each other with respect, love and acceptance.

With Jesus in our hearts, we can reach our full potential.

Our Core Values

Our school life is centred around our Catholic virtues:

• Respect
• Value
• Faith
• Community
• Honesty
• Love

Our virtues influence our approach to everything we do and our attitude towards others. Every member of our school community holds these virtues with the utmost importance. These virtues should be visible in our work with others, at playtimes, in the classroom and within our community. They are steeped in gospel teaching and reflect the kind of person Jesus was and the person he wants us to be.

You can find more information about our values on the "Values" tab of the website.

Our Masses, Services and Liturgies

Throughout the calendar year, we offer our pupils a wide range of opportunities deepen their faith  thought Holy Mass, service and liturgies. All of our school community are warmly welcomed to join any of these faith experiences. 

In 2026-27 we will be offering: 

Term	Date	Celebrated with
Marian Term	10th Sep 2026 5th Oct   8th Oct 12th Oct   21st Oct   17th Oct    22nd Oct	Whole School Mass 10.30am (School) Launch GIFT team in Assembly - To lead weekly Gospel Assembly Laudato Si Assembly - Season of Creation Year 6 - Blessed Carlo Acutis Feast Day Liturgy Year 6 Mass 9.15 St Thomas’s church Celebration of the Word led by Y5- St John Tolton Caritas Ambassadors Assembly (DL) Harvest
Remembrance Term	2nd Nov 7th November 11th November 13th November 23rd November 25th November 1st December 11th December 19th December	Year 5 - All Saints Day Liturgy GIFT Team Lead Week 2 of Advent Liturgy Celebration of the Word – Remembrance Year 4  Celebration of the Word led by Y6- St Maximillian Kolbe Christ the King Feast Day Liturgy   Year 5 Mass 9.15 St Thomas’s church Whole School Mass – Advent Wreath Blessing Advent Carol Service with St Sebastian's in church at 10.30am LKS2 Carol service at the crib 1.30pm
Candlemas Term	6th January 2027 14th January  22nd Jan   27th January	Whole School Liturgy for the Feast of the Epiphany GIFT team lead. Year 2 - St Elizabeth Seton (Feast Day 4th January) Celebration of the Word- Blessed Carlo Acutis led by Y4 Year 4 Mass 9.15 St Sebastian’s
Lenten Term	10th Feb    15th Feb 19th Feb 3rd March 22nd-25th March	Whole School Ash Wednesday Service 10:45 Gift Team - Lenten Liturgy Lent Family Fast Day - £1 donation Year 3 Mass 9.15 St Sebs Holy Week Liturgies - Years 3-6 across the week. Sacrament of Reconciliation Y4/5/6 Staff in school
Pentecost Term	13th May   17th May 26th May	Y1 - Mary Our Mother - crowning of Lady Liturgy Gift Team - Pentecost Liturgy Year 2 Mass 9:15 St Seb's
Trinity Term	17th June   30th June 20th July	Gift Team - St Boniface Feast Day Liturgy (Feast Day 5th June) Year 1 Mass 9:15 St Seb's Leaver's Mass (School) 10:30

Collective Worship and Liturgies

As a Catholic school, it is important that we foster a sense of community and deepen our connection with God. We aspire for our children to know, understand, and love God. Collective worship is an important part of our ethos, aims, and relationships. Collective worship allows us to become closer as a community and strengthen our faith. We offer a range of opportunities throughout the week for children and staff to lead and participate in acts of worship together: 

	Event
Monday-Friday, start & end of day	9.00 prayer at the start of the day in class. 11.45 lunchtime prayer EYFS 12.00 lunchtime prayer KS1 and KS2 1.00  after lunch prayer EYFS/ KS2 1.15 after lunch prayer KS1 3.15 prayer at the end of the day
Monday 9.05-9.30	Whole school Collective Worship linked to the previous day’s Gospel/ Mark 10 Little Liturgies
Tuesday 9.05-9.30	Celebration of the word or Smart School Council linked to Catholic Social Teaching
Wednesday 2:30-3:00	Praise Worship
Wednesday 3:30	Staff Prayer on rota basis to begin staff meeting
Wednesday-Friday	Pupil led prayers in class
Thursday 8:15	Staff Prayer led by SLT to begin staff briefing.
Friday 3.10	Prayer written and led by pupils to end the Celebration Assembly

 

Our Four House Saints

Maximilian Kolbe

Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Catholic priest who volunteered to die in place of a man called Franciszek Gajowniczek in the Auschwitz camp in 1941. He was canonised in 1982 by Pope John Paul II and declared a Martyr of Charity.

Carlo Acutis 

Carlo Acutis was a British teenager of Italian Ancestry. He was known for his devotion to the Eucharist and his battle with leukaemia, which he sadly lost at the age of 15. He is currently up for canonisation, although he has been beatified.

Fr John Augustus Tolton

Fr. John Augustus Tolton was the first Black priest in the United States. Originally born into slavery, he was rejected from every North American Seminary he applied to before being ordained in Rome in 1886. He met resistance during his years as a Black Catholic priest, but, overtime, his following grew. He eventually gave Mass at the Colored Catholic Congress in Washington D.C. He maintained a prominent profile within the Catholic Church before his death. He is currently in the process of becoming beatified.

Elizabeth Ann Seton

Elizabeth Ann Seton was a Catholic religious sister and educator in the United States. She founded the country's parochial system. She also founded the country's first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity. Numerous congregations can trace their origins back to the Sisters of Charity. In 1952, a miracle involving the healing of a 4-year-old girl from leukaemia was attributed to Seton after a nun sought Seton's help. The miracle was a factor in the beatification of Seton and Seton was beatified by Pope John XXIII on March 17th, 1963. She was canonised on the 14th of September 1975 by Pope Paul VI. 

Our Spiritual and Prayer Life

We pray throughout the day in school following a clear progression in prayer that is age appropriate and builds children's knowledge of traditional Catholic prayers. We also offer pupils the chance to participate in many liturgical events as well as encouraging them to pray spontaneously. 

Some of our events planned for this year are: 

Term	Date	Focus
Marian Term	29th September 2nd October  5th October 8th October  22nd October Throughout October	Whole School Retreat- Just Youth CAFOD Harvest Fast Day- Wear it Bright £1 donation Launch GIFT Team- Lead Assembly Laudato Si Official Launch- assembly on season of Creation Harvest Festival and Food Bank Collection – led by Caritas Ambassadors and GIFT team Lunchtime Rosary led by GIFT Team (NM/HR)
Remembrance Term	Throughout November     1st December 8th December 8th December  9th December 10th December 17th December 18th December	Remembrance Tree in Foyer Remembrance Altars in Hall and classes Poppy Sales Wreath blessing   Advent Carol Service at St Sebastian’s Church- 10:45- Years 3/4/5   Singing at the Christmas Fair   Nativity Play- EYFS Nativity Play- KS1 Stay and Pray: All classes 9:00am Carols Around the Crib at 1:15pm
Candlemas Term	6th January	Kings Week- All children make crowns for Whole School Epiphany Liturgy- Lead By GIFT Team
Lenten Term	Friday 5th Feb Friday 19th Feb  22nd March  23rd March  24th March  25th March  18th March	Whole School Mission led by Just Youth NSPCC Number Day- Dress as number/maths theme £1 donation Family Fast Day- £1 donation Palm Sunday Liturgy Year4 Last supper Liturgy Year 3 Garden of Gethsemane Liturgy Year 5 Stations of the Cross Year 6 Stay and Pray: All Classes 9:00 am
Pentecost Term	13th May 21st May  21st May	Crowning of Our Lady year 1 Stay and Pray: Nursery, Year 1, Year 3 and Year 5 Pentecost Party with the Parish
Trinity Term	8th July	Whole School Mission Led By Just Youth Laudato Si Day Stay and Pray: All classes

Our morning prayer:

Oh my God,

I give to you today

All that I think and do and say.

All my work and all my play

I will give to you today.

Our lunchtime prayer:

Bless us O' Lord as we sit together

Bless the food we eat today

Bless the hands that made the food

Bless us O' Lord, Amen

Our end of the day prayer:

God Our Father, I come to say

Thank you for your love today

Thank you for my family

And all the friends you give to me

Guard me in the dark of night

And in the morning send your light

Amen.

We also provide a  prayer room that can be used by classes and individuals for celebrations of the word or quiet reflection: