Catholic life is at the heart of everything we do at St Mary’s. Our school community is rooted in faith, service, and prayer, and we seek to live out the Gospel values in our daily lives.

Prayer and Reflection
Children regularly lead and participate in prayer both in class and through chapel-based reflections, helping them grow in confidence and faith. These times of prayer enable our children to express their spirituality in creative and thoughtful ways, while learning to support and inspire one another.

Liturgical Life
Our 2025/26 school year began with a Mass celebrated by Monsignor Keith, bringing the community together to ask for God’s blessing at the start of a new term. Throughout the year, masses are celebrated in school, KS2 classes visit our church of St Mary’s to attend mass and KS1 visit the church to explore and make links with their learning.

Chaplaincy
The chaplaincy team, which is made up of children from across the school, plays an important and highly regarded role in supporting our spiritual life. We meet regularly to organise prayer opportunities such as the Crowning of Mary, make links with CST, lead parts of Celebration of the Word and faith initiatives, ensuring that Catholic identity is visible and active across all areas of our school life.

Faith in Action
St Mary’s is proud to be part of the LiveSimply Award, a recognition of our commitment to caring for creation, living in solidarity with the poor, and making sustainable choices. Pupils also show their dedication to social justice through the CAFOD Club, which raises awareness and funds for global causes, teaching children the importance of living out their faith through action.

Pilgrimage and Worship
This summer, pupils and staff took part in a pilgrimage to places of worship in Chippenham – learning about others beliefs while deepening their faith through reflection, prayer, and shared experience. This was an important part of being Pilgrims of Hope – spreading love through our community.