Stella Maris School

Stella Maris School
Motto	Where Successful Futures Begin
Established	December 1976
Type	Other Independent School
Religion	Roman Catholic
Headteacher	Mrs Norah Johnson
Chair	Dr John Swarbrick
Location	St John's Road Heaton Mersey Stockport Greater Manchester SK4 3BR England Coordinates: 53°24′47″N 2°12′23″W / 53.41308°N 2.2064°W / 53.41308; -2.2064
Local authority	Stockport
DfE URN	106154
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	3–11
Website	www.stellamarisschool.co.uk

Stella Maris School is a coeducational, independent school, in Heaton Mersey, Stockport England, founded in 1976.

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 school 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'.

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Stella Maris School

Schools in Stockport Borough

Secondary schools	Bramhall High School Cheadle Hulme High School Harrytown RC High School Hazel Grove High School The Kingsway School Marple Hall School Priestnall School Reddish Vale Technology College St Anne's RC High School St James' RC High School Stockport Academy Stockport School Werneth School

Special schools	Castle Hill High School Royal School Manchester

Independent schools	Cheadle Hulme School Lady Barn House School Seashell Trust Stella Maris School Stockport Grammar School

FE & sixth form colleges	Aquinas College Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College Royal College Manchester Stockport College

Defunct schools	Hillcrest Grammar School Offerton School

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