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url: "https://stmarystandrews.mecmat.org/"
school: "St Mary and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School"
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##  St Mary and St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School

 St Mary and St Andrew’s was founded in September 1988 with the amalgamation of St Mary’s, Barton and St Andrew’s, Cottam, on the St Mary’s site on Station Lane; previously the school was known as Newhouse School. The two former schools had long histories as village schools serving their respective parishes and the new school was proud to inherit their names.

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## **Guide Us O God To Be The Best We Can Be; In Every Thought, In Every Word And Every Deed**

We are a very happy small school in the rural community of Barton. Our school has five classes which are led by dedicated, enthusiastic, professional teachers and supported by talented teaching assistants.

Please enjoy navigating our comprehensive website where you will find lots of information about our school; the people who work in it; the successes of the children and the exciting curriculum we all contribute to.

Open days, evening events and seasonal celebrations are a feature of our school - please feel welcome to attend and support these children-led experiences so you can get a feel of our school family and environment.

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 ABOUT THE TRUST

##  Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Trust

Mater Ecclesiae is one of three Catholic Multi Academy Trusts (CMATs) formed by the Diocese of Lancaster to protect, preserve, nourish and enhance the Catholic religion through the establishment, maintenance and development of Catholic schools.

Mater Ecclesiae was formed in 2022 and currently consists of seven Catholic primary schools and one Catholic secondary school. In geographical terms, the Trust extends across Preston and rural Preston and all are within the local authority area of Lancashire. We currently have 287 staff and educate over 2,200 children and young people in our care. Our head office is located in Fulwood, Preston.

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## **Faith in Action**

To put Christ and the teachings of the Catholic Church at the centre of the educational enterprise is the key purpose of Catholic schools. In a Catholic school, the Church seeks to build the foundation our spiritual development, our learning and teaching, the formation of culture and our society in Christ.

The fullness of life is to be found when Christ is at the centre of our lives. The Church has therefore “...in a special way the duty and the right of educating, for it has a divine mission of helping all to arrive at the fullness of Christian life” .  By placing Christ at the centre of all that they are and all that they do, Catholic schools have the potential to promote the “fullness of Christian life” through an “...educational philosophy in which faith, culture and life are brought into harmony.”  (Christ at the Centre, Bishop Marcus Stock).

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