Our Mission Statement

‘To love, live and learn together’

‘I came that they may have life, and have it to the full’ (John 10:10)

At St Mary’s Bolton-on-Swale we welcome everyone to a school community where all can flourish. Underpinned by our Christian values everyone belongs and is valued as a child of God. We promote academic excellence and the development of character, knowledge and skills to enjoy being our best selves now and in the future.

Our Church School Inspection graded us as outstanding in all areas in November 2016.

Our Ofsted Inspection graded us as Good in all areas in November 2019

Bolton-on-Swale St Mary’s is “a vibrant learning environment in which the breadth of the curriculum shines through and pupils’ individuality is recognised. Pupils behave extremely well.” Ofsted Inspection December 2015

“The distinctiveness and effectiveness of Bolton-on-Swale as a Church of England Primary School are outstanding.”

“The school’s distinctive character ensures that all are included and standards of learning are high. Behaviour is excellent.” SIAMS Church Inspection November 2016.

 

A message of welcome from the Headteacher

On behalf of the staff and governors I would like to welcome you to Bolton-on-Swale St Mary’s Church of England Primary School.

We hope that this website will give you a flavour of the rich and varied life of our village primary school. We are a Church School and Christian values underpin our ethos and are central to our life and community.

As a school, we are very excited about all that we offer to the children and families who become part of our community.

In November 2019 Ofsted rated our school as Good in all areas and in November 2016 our SIAMS, Church School Inspection graded the school as Outstanding in all areas.

We hold the Gold School Games Quality Mark for PE and competitive sport. We achieved our International Eco School Award and our fifth Eco Schools Green Flag Award in 2018. 

Most importantly our parents, carers and children tell us that we make a huge contribution to ‘Developing the whole Child’.

Bolton-on-Swale St Mary’s is a very popular school with a friendly, caring and supportive staff and an enthusiastic and able Governing Body. We work together to ensure that every child in our care is happy and safe and experiences every opportunity to learn and to succeed during their time with us. Smooth transition as children start school and preparation for secondary school and the next stage on a child’s journey in education are very important to us.

We are committed to providing a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment in which children will be happy, enjoy learning, and develop positive relationships with others.  Our vision is for academic excellence whilst promoting the moral, cultural, spiritual, social and physical development of our pupils. We will strive to make our school welcoming, open and friendly with a positive ethos where the views of the children and parents are valued. We are a fully inclusive school and work to ensure equality of opportunity for all our pupils. 

Please do come into school to ask any questions you may have; we are always very happy to show you around. We look forward to meeting you and your child soon and to working in partnership with you.

Nicola Dobson

Head teacher

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Home Learning

1st March 2024

Congratulations to Class 1 on their excellent Class Assembly Well done to our youngest children who performed so confidently in front of the whole school and their parents and carers. We loved their dramatisation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears; their clear speaking...

10th October 2023

Our Eco Team at work caring for our school grounds We are a Green Flag Eco School and everyone in our school community works hard to support our Eco work, both during the school day and in our after school Eco Clubs. Pictured below our Eco Teams: Harvesting, planting,...

21st July 2023

End of term thank you and farewells A huge thank you to everyone for all your fantastic  support for our school this year. Thank you on behalf of all the teachers and myself for all your kind, thoughtful and generous words, cards and gifts. We have enjoyed a wonderful...

7th July 2023

A huge well done to our KS2 children who performed the Musical ‘Treachery at Traitor’s Quay’ in the Village Hall for two nights. The whole school had enjoyed an earlier dress rehearsal performance. The musical is set in the Second World War featuring evacuees, home...

16th June 2023

Celebrating a week of excellent educational visits On Monday Classes 1 and 2 visited the Sea Life Centre at Tynemouth. This supported their Science work on sea creatures and their Geography work on the sea shore and coastlines. We had a wonderful time - a special...

23rd June 2023

Thank you for supporting our Service Community and fundraising for SSAFA on Camo Day Thank you to everyone who dressed in ‘camouflage’ wear and supported our Armed Forces. We raised £150 for SSAFA. We all had fun reflecting on how our clothing might camouflage us in...

26th May 2023

Well done to our Year 5 children who have all now completed their Bikeability training. They learnt important skills to keep safe on the roads. Our children complete this training each year and need to be able to ride a bike confidently to access the course fully.

12th May 2023

Well done to our Year 6 children who completed their SATs We are very proud of all our Year 6 children and our school staff and parents who have supported them so well in preparation for these tests. Our children worked very hard all week and were calm and focussed...

6th May 2023

Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles 111 We had wonderful Coronation celebrations in school on Friday. The highlights are captured in photos below. Friday morning saw the children work across the whole school taking part in a range of Coronation themed...

28th April 2023

We have been preparing in school for the Coronation. In our Collective Worship and in classes we have explored the values of service to others, justice and righteousness, all of which will form part of the service in Westminster Abbey

10th October 2023

Our Eco Team at work caring for our school grounds We are a Green Flag Eco School and everyone in our school community works hard to support our Eco work, both during the school day and in our after school Eco Clubs. Pictured below our Eco Teams: Harvesting, planting,...

21st July 2023

End of term thank you and farewells A huge thank you to everyone for all your fantastic  support for our school this year. Thank you on behalf of all the teachers and myself for all your kind, thoughtful and generous words, cards and gifts. We have enjoyed a wonderful...

7th July 2023

A huge well done to our KS2 children who performed the Musical ‘Treachery at Traitor’s Quay’ in the Village Hall for two nights. The whole school had enjoyed an earlier dress rehearsal performance. The musical is set in the Second World War featuring evacuees, home...

16th June 2023

Celebrating a week of excellent educational visits On Monday Classes 1 and 2 visited the Sea Life Centre at Tynemouth. This supported their Science work on sea creatures and their Geography work on the sea shore and coastlines. We had a wonderful time - a special...

23rd June 2023

Thank you for supporting our Service Community and fundraising for SSAFA on Camo Day Thank you to everyone who dressed in ‘camouflage’ wear and supported our Armed Forces. We raised £150 for SSAFA. We all had fun reflecting on how our clothing might camouflage us in...

26th May 2023

Well done to our Year 5 children who have all now completed their Bikeability training. They learnt important skills to keep safe on the roads. Our children complete this training each year and need to be able to ride a bike confidently to access the course fully.

12th May 2023

Well done to our Year 6 children who completed their SATs We are very proud of all our Year 6 children and our school staff and parents who have supported them so well in preparation for these tests. Our children worked very hard all week and were calm and focussed...

6th May 2023

Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles 111 We had wonderful Coronation celebrations in school on Friday. The highlights are captured in photos below. Friday morning saw the children work across the whole school taking part in a range of Coronation themed...

28th April 2023

We have been preparing in school for the Coronation. In our Collective Worship and in classes we have explored the values of service to others, justice and righteousness, all of which will form part of the service in Westminster Abbey

21st April 2023

Welcome back to the summer term It is good to have everyone back and enjoying the summer sunshine. We hope you had a good Easter break and are ready for a busy summer term ahead.

21st July 2023

End of term thank you and farewells A huge thank you to everyone for all your fantastic  support for our school this year. Thank you on behalf of all the teachers and myself for all your kind, thoughtful and generous words, cards and gifts. We have enjoyed a wonderful...

7th July 2023

A huge well done to our KS2 children who performed the Musical ‘Treachery at Traitor’s Quay’ in the Village Hall for two nights. The whole school had enjoyed an earlier dress rehearsal performance. The musical is set in the Second World War featuring evacuees, home...

16th June 2023

Celebrating a week of excellent educational visits On Monday Classes 1 and 2 visited the Sea Life Centre at Tynemouth. This supported their Science work on sea creatures and their Geography work on the sea shore and coastlines. We had a wonderful time - a special...

23rd June 2023

Thank you for supporting our Service Community and fundraising for SSAFA on Camo Day Thank you to everyone who dressed in ‘camouflage’ wear and supported our Armed Forces. We raised £150 for SSAFA. We all had fun reflecting on how our clothing might camouflage us in...

26th May 2023

Well done to our Year 5 children who have all now completed their Bikeability training. They learnt important skills to keep safe on the roads. Our children complete this training each year and need to be able to ride a bike confidently to access the course fully.

12th May 2023

Well done to our Year 6 children who completed their SATs We are very proud of all our Year 6 children and our school staff and parents who have supported them so well in preparation for these tests. Our children worked very hard all week and were calm and focussed...

6th May 2023

Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles 111 We had wonderful Coronation celebrations in school on Friday. The highlights are captured in photos below. Friday morning saw the children work across the whole school taking part in a range of Coronation themed...

28th April 2023

We have been preparing in school for the Coronation. In our Collective Worship and in classes we have explored the values of service to others, justice and righteousness, all of which will form part of the service in Westminster Abbey

21st April 2023

Welcome back to the summer term It is good to have everyone back and enjoying the summer sunshine. We hope you had a good Easter break and are ready for a busy summer term ahead.

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