To: Isle of Wight council
St. Mary's Primary school should NOT be on the list of potential closures!
We oppose the proposed closure of St Mary’s and demand that we are properly informed and consulted with regarding this prospective closure.
Why is this important?
On the 26th of May 2023 The Isle of Wight Echo and The County Press published a report outlining the prospective closure of St Marys Catholic Primary School Ryde. These reports were published before consultation with St Marys staff or school community. We view these actions as inconsiderate and unnecessary.
St Marys Catholic Primary school is very much valued by our school community, parents, pupils and teachers alike.
As parents, we are the primary educators of our children and have chosen St Mary’s because it’s values and ethos align with our own. As a church school community these values are of utmost importance to us.
The prospect of removing St Mary’s from our community would disallow our children to be educated according to our spiritual beliefs and values. Our children have the right to attend school within their locality and the local secular schools would not educate our children in the values and practices that are so important to our faith.
Ryde is a large town and second in population only to Newport and as such, should have our own Catholic provision.
As a church maintained school we have contributed the required 10% in funds from our community and diocese, which must be acknowledged by the Local Education Authority. These are funds that the LEA are not required to pay.
Our children are happy and settled at St Mary’s Primary School, many families are very much committed to the school and have numerous siblings that attend.
As parents we oppose the proposed closure of St Mary’s and demand that we are properly informed and consulted with regarding this prospective closure.
St Marys Catholic Primary school is very much valued by our school community, parents, pupils and teachers alike.
As parents, we are the primary educators of our children and have chosen St Mary’s because it’s values and ethos align with our own. As a church school community these values are of utmost importance to us.
The prospect of removing St Mary’s from our community would disallow our children to be educated according to our spiritual beliefs and values. Our children have the right to attend school within their locality and the local secular schools would not educate our children in the values and practices that are so important to our faith.
Ryde is a large town and second in population only to Newport and as such, should have our own Catholic provision.
As a church maintained school we have contributed the required 10% in funds from our community and diocese, which must be acknowledged by the Local Education Authority. These are funds that the LEA are not required to pay.
Our children are happy and settled at St Mary’s Primary School, many families are very much committed to the school and have numerous siblings that attend.
As parents we oppose the proposed closure of St Mary’s and demand that we are properly informed and consulted with regarding this prospective closure.
