If you or anyone you know have a child born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 they are eligible to start school in September 2025.
We would be honoured if you were considering our school and would love to meet you and show you round.
Please contact the school office by phone (01325 380758) or email (office@stmaryscockerton.org.uk) to arrange a visit, tour and chat.
Applications must be made to Darlington Borough Council School Admissions by 19th January 2025.
Our school is a place where all are welcomed and invited to build a community where God’s love is shared to enable positive engagement, action and education; allowing children, staff and pupils to be inspired to raise their eyes, open their minds and explore the world God created. Participating in God’s mission of love to both the local community and the wider world, we live fully as global neighbours. This work has been externally recognised and led us to be awarded the Bronze Global Neighbours Award by Christian Aid.
We are located on the west side of Darlington in the Cockerton Village area. We are a single form entry school and accommodate around 210 children in school. We have a wide catchment and we take children from all around the surrounding area and we feed into all the local secondary schools.
If you would like to visit us or would like more information about the school, please get in touch with the school office.
Some of our new 'Think Global, Act Local' group completed their first task today - they delivered all the Harvest Festival donations to St Mary's Foodbank. The volunteers were extremely grateful and thanked everyone for helping them make a difference for people in our local community.
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With only two weeks of the half term to go, it's very close between the four teams for the number of tokens awarded so far. Who will get the first Half Term Team Treat of this academic year?
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Time to celebrate all the children who have been in the Spelling Shed Top Ten over the last few weeks - well done everyone, your hard work and determination is wonderful!
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Luckily the rearranged cross country event was able to go ahead earlier this week - well done to everyone who took part, it was tough going!
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Class 5 enjoyed carrying out further practical investigation in science this week.
They were tasked with separating a mixture of three different substances: rice, pasta and flour. After some thought, the majority of children decided to use a sieve first to separate the flour from the rice and pasta then used a larger colander to further separate the rice and were left with just the pasta.
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During this term, the children in Key Stage 2 will have a small number of new lessons as part of our RSHE curriculum, aimed at promoting gender equality and challenging gender stereotypes – which limit children’s ability to achieve their full potential. These lessons are part of an evidence-based new initiative called Beyond Gender Stereotypes.
The lessons have opened up some great discussion. For example, Class 4 were looking at a selection of items and deciding if they were aimed at boys, girls or both - interestingly they all felt all the items were for girls and boys! They also shared their thoughts about what mums do and what dads do and then rewrote a very gender stereotypical nursery rhyme.
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When 'An Inspector Calls' came to the Hippodrome in Darlington last week, two of our school family took to the stage as part of the cast - our very own Lucie from Year 6 and Mrs Dowson.
What an amazing experience for them both!
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