Stella Maris School

School in Stockport, England

53°24′47″N 2°12′23″W / 53.41308°N 2.2064°W / 53.41308; -2.2064InformationTypeOther Independent SchoolMottoWhere Successful Futures BeginReligious affiliation(s)Roman CatholicEstablishedDecember 1976Local authorityStockportDepartment for Education URN106154 TablesChairDr John SwarbrickHead teacherMrs Norah JohnsonGenderCo-educationalAge3 to 11Websitestellamarisschool.co.uk

Listed Building – Grade II

Official nameSt John's Church of England Primary SchoolDesignated10 March 1975Reference no.1309412

Stella Maris School is a coeducational, independent school, in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, England. It was founded in December 1976.^[1]

The school is open to all denominations and is a non-profit making organisation. The school is registered with the Department for Education and Employment. It occupies a Victorian, Grade II listed building on St John's Road which was formerly St John's Church of England Primary School^[2] and has around 70 pupils from nursery to year 6, which makes the average class size 14 pupils or less.

The school has a number of notable former pupils, including historian and strategist Matthew Kay, and former world champion swimmer James Hickman.

The name "Stella Maris" is a Latin phrase meaning "Star of the Sea".^[3]

References

^ "The Stella Maris School". charitycommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "St John's Church of England Primary School". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Apostolic Letter "Motu Proprio" Stella Maris on the Maritime Apostolate". vatican.va. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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