St Mary's Independent School, Southampton
| St Mary's Independent School, Southampton | |
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 St Mary's College blazer badge | |
| Address | |
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57 Midanbury Lane Bitterne Park Southampton , Hampshire , SO18 4DJ England | |
| Coordinates | 50°55′11″N 1°22′05″W / 50.9197°N 1.3681°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent day |
| Motto | Semper Paratus (Always Prepared) |
| Established | 1922 |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Department for Education URN | 116567 Tables |
| Executive Head | Mrs Charlemagne[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 3 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 283 |
| Colour(s) | Original : Dark brown, gold 2017 : Dark blue, gold |
| Former pupils | Old Simmarians |
| Website | http://www.stmarysindependentschool.co.uk |
St Mary's Independent School, formerly named St Mary's College, is an independent day school for boys and girls in Southampton, Hampshire, England.
The school was founded in 1922 by the French order of the Brothers of Christian Instruction as a Roman Catholic independent school for boys. In 1992 the junior department started taking girls and in 2000 the senior department was opened to girls, approximately 25% of the pupils are now girls. The schools mission is to 'seek to foster the growth of the whole person within a Mennaisian community'. Former pupils are known as Old Simmarians.[2]
The school underwent a name change in 2017, changing its name from St Mary's College to St Mary's Independent school. This name now applies to their junior department (previously Charlton House School) as well as their Nursery (previously Charlton Nursery)
In 2013 Ofsted judged the school as 'Good'.[3] In 2018 another inspection judged it to 'Require Improvement'.[4] In 2019 it was reinspected and judged 'Inadequate'.[5]
In 2020 the school went into administration following financial difficulties which had been "significantly impacted" due to the coronavirus pandemic.[6]
Notable former pupils
- Ian Baird, former professional football player and manager
- Nathan Bostock, Chief Executive Officer, Santander UK
- Roy "The Boy" Brindley, poker player, TV commentator, author
- John Burton-Race – Michelin starred celebrity chef
- Robert Chote, Chairman of the Office of Budget Responsibility
- Barry Clarke, President, Save The Children
- Toby Clarke, Theatre director
- Richard Deverell, Director of Kew Gardens
- Prof. Anthony R. Dickinson, Professor of Neuropharmacology, UCL
- Mark Eitzel, Musician and composer
- Kevin (Danny) Finn, lead singer with The New Seekers and the group Prima Donna which represented the UK in the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest
- Damian Gardener, Consultant Clinical Psychologist
- Patrick Garland, Theatre and film director – probably the only old Simmarian to have won a Golden Globe!
- Philip Hoare, Award-winning author, TV programme maker, journalist, Professor of Creative Writing Southampton University.
- Nick Holmes, former Southampton footballer, FA Cup winning team
- Robert Humby, Hampshire County Councillor
- Jonathan Lowe MBE – Lt. Col., Sandhurst
- Richard May, a speedway rider who rode for Reading Racers and Poole Pirates between 1969 and 1977
- David McLean, Mayor of Winchester
- Paul McNamara, Senior Producer ITV Sports
- Mark Osterfield, Executive Director, Tate St Ives
- Andrew Pate, ITV presenter
- Bro. Francis Patterson, OBE, Chairman of Trustees, St. Mary’s Independent School
- Prof. Paul Rodhouse, British Antarctic Survey Team
- Andrew Surman, former Southampton and current Norwich City footballer
- John Sydenham, former Southampton footballer
- Lawrence Till, Theatre and TV director and producer
- John Titcombe – Technical director, Salisbury Playhouse
- Patrick Trant – Trant Construction Co.
- Prof. Nick Watkins – Professor in Centre for Analysis of Time Series at the London School of Economics
- Sir Gerry Whent, CEO of Vodafone
- Prof. Matthew Whitby, Biochemistry Department, University of Oxford
- Prof. Roger Williams, CBE, Specialist Doctor at King’s College Hospital in the treatment of pathological conditions of the liver and Director of the Institute of Hepatology
External links
- History of Bitterne Grove, with photos
- School Website - with archive images
- St Mary's College at Good Schools Guide
References
- ^ "Staff". St Mary's Independent School Southampton.
- ^ St Mary's Independent School website. Retrieved 10th May 2017
- ^ Seal, John (2013). "St Mary's College". Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Sanderson, Emma (2018). "St Mary's Independent School". Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Hubbard, Sarah (2019). "Inspection of St Mary's Independent School". Ofsted. Ofsted. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Liddell, Emily (16 May 2020). "St Mary's Independent School, Southampton, in administration". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 17 May 2020.