About St. Mary's Primary School
St. Mary's is a primary school which serves the central part of the north Devon town of Bideford. We currently have 340 pupils on roll organised into 12 classes. We take children from the September after their 4th birthday and they leave in the July following their 11th birthday. Although some children transfer to other secondary schools, most move to Bideford College (the town's 11 - 18 comprehensive school), with which we have a close working relationship.
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Year 6 Residential.
This year the Year 6 residential trip took place at St. Briavel's Castle in the Forest of Dean. The moated Norman Castle is over 800 years old and is full of history and character; it was once the hunting lodge of King John.
During their stay the children benefited from a range of activities including:
SS. Great Britain, which is situated in a dry dock in Bristol.
A visit to Clearwell Caves
Archery
Water Bearers’ Challenge,Murder Mystery, Bread making
Team games, Scavenger Hunt and Candle making
The children also spent a day at Wye Persuits where they were able to experience two of the following activities:
Climbing, Abseiling, Canoeing, Caving and Raft Building.
On our last evening the children and staff dressed up for the Mediaeval Banquet.
Two children took on the role of Lord and Lady and hosted the evening from the top table. Great fun was had by all!
Finally, a visit to @ Bristol provided a fantastic ending to our trip.
Instow Cross Country
On Thursday 25th February the children in years 5 and 6 joined several other primary schools, from the Bideford Learning Community, to take part in the Instow Cross Country Festival. All of the children were enthusiastic, supportive and tried their best. Some of our children did exceptionally well; Aiden came 2nd in the Year 5 Boys, Rachel 5th in the Year 6 Girls and Billy 4th in the Year 6 Boys. Overall the Year 5 children came 2nd and the Year 6 children achieved joint 3rd.
