St Mary's School, Worcester

St Mary's School, Worcester
Motto	Sine Macular (without fault, without stain)
Established	1934
Closed	2014
Type	Independent day school
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headmistress	Mrs C Jawaheer BA PGCE DipEd NPQH
Location	Mount Battenhall Worcester Worcestershire WR5 2HP England Coordinates: 52°10′53″N 2°12′18″W / 52.1814°N 2.2051°W / 52.1814; -2.2051
DfE number	885/6000
DfE URN	117006 Tables
Gender	Girls; Boys (ages 0-5)
Ages	0–18
Website	www.stmarys.org.uk

St Mary's School, Worcester (also known as Worcester's Girls' School) was an independent day school for girls aged 0–18 (and boys aged 0–5) in Worcester, England. The school was located at a Victorian mansion centered on a 15-acre campus. Following a surprise announcement that the school had become impossible to run partly due to recession, the school ceased operations at the end of the summer term 2014.^[1]

History

Building

The building which the school occupied, Battenhall Mount, dates back to the Victorian period and was built during the 1860s. It was taken over by Sir Percy Allsopp who extended the building, modeling it after the Italianate style popularised by Prince Albert. His family business went bankrupt and the house was sold off. It was one of many stately mansions used as a convalescent home-cum-hospital during World War I.

School

In between the wars, the house was put on sale. The Sisters of St Marie Madeleine Postel from St Joseph's Convent School in Reading bought the property in 1934 and turned it into a school. Among its early pupils was Margaret Elgar, great-grandniece of composer Sir Edward Elgar.^[2]

The school comprised three divisions: Early Years (3 months – 4 years), the Preparatory School (4 – 11 years) and the Senior School (11 – 18 Years).

References

↑ Bate, Gema (24 June 2014). "St Mary's School "impossible to run" say governors". Worcester News (Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ History

External links

Schools in Worcestershire

Primary	Holy Trinity School

Middle	Alvechurch CE Middle School Aston Fields Middle School Bredon Hill Middle School Ridgeway Middle School St John's CE Middle School Academy

Secondary	Baxter College The Bewdley School Bishop Perowne CE College Blessed Edward Oldcorne RC College The Chantry School The Chase School Christopher Whitehead Language College The De Montfort School Droitwich Spa High School Dyson Perrins CE Academy Elgar Technology College Hagley RC High School Hanley Castle High School Haybridge High School Holy Trinity School King Charles I School North Bromsgrove High School Nunnery Wood High School Pershore High School Prince Henry's High School RSA Academy Arrow Vale St Augustine's High School South Bromsgrove High School The Stourport High School Tenbury High Ormiston Academy Trinity High School Tudor Grange Redditch Tudor Grange Worcester Waseley Hills High School Wolverley CE Secondary School Woodrush High School

Special	New College Worcester Sunfield Children's Home Vale of Evesham School Wyre Forest School

Independent	Abberley Hall School Abbey College Bowbrook House School Bredon School Bromsgrove School Dodderhill School Heathfield School The King's School Malvern College Malvern St James River School Royal Grammar School Worcester St Michael's College

Further education colleges	Heart of Worcestershire College South Worcestershire College

Former	Elgar Technology College Greyfriars, Worcester Hillside School St Mary's School

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