Welcome from the Headteacher

Mr R Pritchard BSc (Hons) LTh

I am delighted to introduce you to our school.  

We are a highly successful Catholic Secondary School in the Diocese of Leeds serving the  parishes of Addingham, Burley in Wharfedale, Horsforth, Ilkley, Otley, Pudsey and Yeadon.  As a Catholic School, we will make Christ known to all people through the way we work and the way we act.  The work of the school is the spiritual, moral, intellectual, aesthetic and physical development of each pupil.  

Academic excellence is at the heart of what we do.  We want excellence in all aspects of learning and we expect high standards of achievement from all members of the community.

St. Mary’s has a successful past and is very successful at the present. Our aim is to develop even further to be a world class school giving the best care, support and outcomes to our students.  There is no doubt that the achievement of our students is built upon the relationships between students, parents and staff.  

                                              As a school we set high expectations as we work towards developing  

                                              the successful citizens of our future.  Through the quality of  

                                              teaching and learning, student support and the care we give, we create 

                                              the building blocks of success. The values of honesty, humility, 

                                              faithfulness, forgiveness, tolerance and truth are at the centre of what  

                                              we teach our young people.

                                              I am proud and delighted to be the headteacher of St. Mary’s.  It is a

                                              privilege for me to serve the school at this time.  I want to work in   

                                              close partnership with everyone concerned, because together we can  

                                              travel further to reach our goal to offer the best to our community.

                                              I hope you enjoy browsing our site and please do not hesitate to
                                              contact us for more information.