Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is a historic coeducational Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 school located in Darley Abbey

Darley Abbey

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, on the outskirts of Derby

Derby

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, England

England

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History

St. Mary’s can trace its roots back to 1813/1814, when a school was founded on Chapel Street, in the outskirts of Derby

Derby

Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

, England

England

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. Another school was founded in the same city in 1850, by Augustus Pugin

Augustus Pugin

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. He constructed a St. Mary’s School off Nottingham Road. St. Mary's School later moved to Darley Lane in 1863 to join an existing school. The other school is thought to be the Chapel Street school. These two schools took the name Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, and remained in the same location from 1863 through 2002.

In September 2002, having remained in the same location for 139 years, the school moved to its present location. The new building is located on land formerly owned by the Sisters of Mercy

Sisters of Mercy

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. The school reopened at its new location in September 2002.

Academics

St. Mary's School received a "very good" rating on its last Office for Standards in Education

Office for Standards in Education

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evaluation in 2003. It was also characterized as "providing a very good value for money."

External links

• Official site

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