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Welcome to our School

Welcome to Arnot St. Mary Church of England Primary School's website. We hope you find all of the information you are looking for and that the website will give you an insight into the life of our wonderful school...

Latest News

Posted on 2nd Feb 2026

Issues with telephone lines

We are having issue with our telephone / internet lines at the moment, and the school phone lines have failed a number of times since the start of the week. After service was restored yesterday afternoon, the lines are down...

Posted on 28th Nov 2025

Christmas Jumper Day

Christmas jumper day raised £238.60 for Save the Children! Thank you, as always, for your generosity in supporting our appeals.

Posted on 14th Nov 2025

Children in Need

In total, we raised an amazing £431.40 for Children in Need! Our pupils had a great time meeting Pudsey today and finding out how their donations would help others. Thank you so much for your generosity in suppor...

Posted on 14th Nov 2025

Reading volunteers

We are delighted to have our new reading support volunteers working with our children in Years 1, 2, 3 & 4. Thank you to all our parents who expressed an interest in this initiative - we are very grateful to you for givi...

Posted on 12th Nov 2025

Christmas Events 2025

We would love you to join us at our special Christmas events, from Winter Wonderland to our Carol Concerts at St. Mary's Church... so take a look at everything that is going on this festive season to get you in the Christmas s...

Posted on 19th Sep 2025

New PE Kits and PE day arrangements

We are updating our PE kit uniform policy and arrangements for PE days. Please see the letter below for more details...

Posted on 3rd Sep 2025

Welcome back to everybody!

We have had a fantastic start to the year, and it is great to have all of our wonderful children back in school smiling. The children have settled into their new classes very well and all look very smart indeed. ...

Posted on 2nd Jan 2025

January Re-Opening

Happy New Year to all our families! School re-opens after the Christmas break on Monday January 6th. We look forward to welcoming you back!

Posted on 3rd Dec 2024

Christmas Jumper Day

School Christmas lunch will be served on Wednesday 11th December. To celebrate we are swapping our school jumper for our Christmas jumpers! Wear your usual uniform with the exception of your school jumper.

Posted on 30th Sep 2024

Harvest Festival

We are celebrating Harvest Festival this week and collecting donations for the North Liverpool Foodbank. We are looking forward to Class 4GM leading worship on Friday.

Posted on 30th Aug 2024

Back to school!

Looking forward to welcoming children in Years 1-6 back to school on Monday 2nd September. Reception children start from Wednesday 4th September.

Posted on 14th Jul 2024

School closure for Summer break

School closes for the Summer break on Friday 19th July at the earlier time of 1:30. School opens for the Autumn term on Monday 2nd September for Years 1 to 6. Reception start on Wednesday 4th September.

Posted on 24th May 2024

School closed for Half Term

School is closed for half term and reopens on Monday 10th June.

Posted on 4th Mar 2024

World Book Day!

World Book Day this year is on Thursday 7th March. We shall be celebrating with lots of book themed activities in school. Children can dress up as their favourite book character, come dressed as a word or dress in their own clothe...

Posted on 2nd Oct 2023

Harvest

This week we are celebrating and thinking about Harvest. Class 4GM will lead our Harvest Worship on Friday. We are accepting donations to support the North Liverpool FoodBank.

Posted on 2nd Sep 2023

Welcome Back!

We are looking forward to welcoming back Years 1 to 6 on Monday 4th September. Please remember to label and name all school uniform. Gates open at 8:40.

Posted on 29th May 2023

May Whit Half Term Break

School is closed for our Whit Holiday. School re-opens on Monday 12th June.

Posted on 28th Nov 2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted will be inspecting our school on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th November. Please complete your Ofsted parent view questionnaire to share your thoughts about our school. The link to the questionnaire has been emailed out to...

Posted on 21st Nov 2022

Winter Wonderland Is Back!

Our 'Winter Wonderland' Christmas celebration event is on Friday 2nd December from 3:30pm-5:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Posted on 30th Sep 2022

School Photograph Day

Wednesday 4th October is school photograph day. Individual and sibling photographs will be taken. Be on time, be smart and smile :)

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@ArnotStMary - Feb 24

Another really exciting and fun day at Barnstondale! The children have loved the outdoor adventures!

@ArnotStMary - Feb 24

Year 4 are really enjoying their second day! We are having lots of fun, and the best part… the sun is shining! ☀️

@ArnotStMary - Feb 23

Movie night! After a busy day of activities, and a really tasty evening meal (with doughnuts!), we are now settling down with a film and snacks. The children have had a fantastic first day, and we are really looking forward to tomorrow!

@ArnotStMary - Feb 23

Year 4 have loved climbing and abseiling today at Barnstondale! They all should be really proud, as they have all faced news challenges and shown resilience! The best part has been hearing the children cheer for, and encourage one another 😊

@ArnotStMary - Feb 23

There are some very talented archers in Year 4! Archery has been one of the favourite activities today! 🎯

@ArnotStMary - Feb 23

Teamwork makes the dream work! Lots of exciting outdoor activities for Year 4 today!

@ArnotStMary - Feb 23

Lots of fun at Barnstondale! Year 4 have enjoyed practicing lots of skills - they are loving the activities!

@ArnotStMary - Feb 23

Year 4 have arrived safely at Barnstondale! Looking forward to a fun-filled trip!

@ArnotStMary - Feb 18

Ash Wednesday is when Lent begins. People may have a cross of ash traced on their foreheads. This reminds us of our mortality and need to be reconciled with God. During Lent we to try to change and become better versions of ourselves. We do this by trying to be more like Jesus.

@ArnotStMary - Feb 18

This week's #WakeUpWednesday guide explains how features like group chats, disappearing messages, ‘Channels’ and location sharing can expose young users to pressure, unwanted contact and inappropriate content. Download your FREE copy here >> https://t.co/t1yr0MQAov pic.twitter.com/9AJS6pkM40

@ArnotStMary - Feb 12

Amazing fine motor control going on in the two year room today! 😊👍🤩 pic.twitter.com/xtHCKzcXvK

@ArnotStMary - Feb 11

This week we have been celebrating Lunar New Year!🇨🇳🧧🐲 We have explored lots of different activities including trying Chinese noodles. 🥢🥡 pic.twitter.com/5nnV115MYW

@ArnotStMary - Feb 11

We have had a lovely two days exploring Chinatown! 🏮🐉 The children were beautifully behaved and admired the arch, golden dragons and lanterns. We even enjoyed fortune cookies and prawn crackers to share! 🥠 pic.twitter.com/B88zXixpxG

@ArnotStMary - Feb 10

Our first trip to Chinatown was a big hit! 🚌🐉 We spotted the arch, lanterns and even dragons on the lamp posts. We finished the day with fortune cookies back at school. 🏮 pic.twitter.com/IDpKpuGbQQ

@ArnotStMary - Feb 9

#mentalhealthweek #thisismyplace #Eyfs 🏫 pic.twitter.com/JOS8ZpA6my

@ArnotStMary - Feb 9

This morning we started Children’s Mental Health Week with an assembly led by Mrs Buffel-Morland. We explored our Christian value of ‘Courage’, and the children were set some challenges for the rest of the week to encourage kindness and wellbeing. #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

@ArnotStMary - Feb 9

To celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week we have been doing activities this afternoon that make us happy! pic.twitter.com/nGxG4n7dWu

@ArnotStMary - Feb 6

Lots of steps, lots of stories! 📚✨ Some of our children enjoyed going to the school library this week and sharing stories together. pic.twitter.com/oURioyk1Sg

@ArnotStMary - Feb 4

We have been using @Domhinchliffe art work when exploring movement in our drawings pic.twitter.com/RpHlSsaJOq

@ArnotStMary - Feb 2

Here are some more examples of the Straddle, Barrel and Straight Roll… pic.twitter.com/jfaknMwE39

Prospectus

Admissions

Policies

Term Dates

Welcome to our School

Latest News

Issues with telephone lines

Christmas Jumper Day

Children in Need

Reading volunteers

Christmas Events 2025

New PE Kits and PE day arrangements

Welcome back to everybody!

January Re-Opening

Christmas Jumper Day

Harvest Festival

Back to school!

School closure for Summer break

School closed for Half Term

World Book Day!

Harvest

Welcome Back!

May Whit Half Term Break

Ofsted Inspection

Winter Wonderland Is Back!

School Photograph Day

Twitter

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