St Mary's Hall A GSG School
- St Mary's Hall
Stonyhurst
Lancashire
BB7 9PU - Head: Mr Ian Murphy
- T 01254 826242
- F 01254 827136
- E admissions@stonyhurst.ac.uk
- W www.stonyhurst.ac.uk
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 13 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Lancashire
- Pupils: 258
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £8,370 - £15,585; Boarding £20,325 - £23,985 pa
- Open days: October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Stonyhurst College
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Studying the Tudors means touching Anne Boleyn’s prayer book or Thomas More’s hat. Wow. Artefacts in this astounding collection enliven learning as pupils are asked what it tells them about the human story. Parents enthused about increased sporting fixtures since Ian Murphy’s arrival; one parent was astonished that her previously unsporty daughter was keen to join a netball summer school. In one of the playrooms, there is a fabulous poster of St Ignatius saying: ‘Go forth and set the world on fire’...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2014, Ian Murphy (Durham BA, PGCE), previously Head at All Hallows, Somerset. Charismatic and open; his vision of education is about formation: helping to ‘form’ young people to be their best selves and excel. This view and his vocabulary are, in part, born of the spiritual values underpinning the school. Its motto, Quant Je Puis – roughly translated, strive to be the best you can – is the heartbeat of school daily life because unlike many a concocted mission statement, this is no hollow refrain: it rests upon an impressive 400 year heritage.
The heritage, however, is only part of the story, as Ian Murphy is a force for energising change in the here and now. Viewing academic excellence as a ‘given’ for SMH, he has focused on reinvigorating the...
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Special Education Needs
There is an SEN teacher who works with individuals, small groups or in a classroom setting. We also have an EAL teacher.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Aspergers Syndrome [archived] | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived] | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Delicate Medical Problems [archived] | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Epilepsy [archived] | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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