St Marks West Essex School

STUDENTS at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School have made an invaluable contribution to the Harlow Foodbank. The school council members helped with collecting the items from form rooms, put the items in boxes, packed the school mini bus, all ready for delivery. The contributions…

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ST MARK’S Year 7 rugby team produced a number of great performances to win the District Rugby Champs recently. The team beat St Nicholas’ 25-10 and Stewards Academy 25-0. The tournament was held at Harlow Rugby Club. PE teacher, Mr Hoy said: “The Year 7…

WELL done to the St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School pupils that have been given Jack Petchey Awards. All three pupils work has underpinned the ethos in the school regarding hard work and service to the community. Well done to Mary, Simon and George.

A NUMBER of St Mark’s pupils performed brilliantly in the Harlow Cross Country championships. The participants undertook a winding course that started in the grounds of Burnt Mill and took the runners out to the town park. In Year 7, a massive well done to…

IT was another great week for the St Mark’s Netball teams as they continue their winning runs against teams across the town. This week, they made the short journey to Burnt Mill, where all four teams were triumphant. Well done to Miss Webster and her…

ON THURSDAY evening, St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School will be hosting its Open Evening for its prospective students. YH went down to the Tripton Road school to speak to two of its students, Andrew and Bethany. We hope this five minute interview gives another…

ST Mark’s Sixth Form Opportunities Evening. Full details on poster.

THE deadline for choosing your child’s secondary school is looming. Last week, we published our film of the St Marks West Essex Catholic School Open Evening. In the film, you heard from Headteacher, Elaine Heaphy and saw lots of cut-away shots of the school in…

HUNDREDS of parents and pupils flocked to St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School on Thursday night. It was ständing room only when Headteacher Mrs Heaphy made her speech at the Tripton Road school. After her speech, parents were taken on a tour of the many…

ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School are set to host an Open Evening for prospective pupils on Thursday September 23rd. 7pm – 9pm (Headteacher speech 7.15pm and 8.15pm) Daytime Tours of the school available: Thursday 23rd September 9.30am – 12.30pm (Booking not required) Other dates/times…

COMPETITIVE school sport has made a welcome return in Harlow as St Mark’s travelled to St Nicholas’ for a Netball tournament in Old Harlow on Wednesday afternoon. There was a great atmosphere down at St Nicholas’ as the teams played a number of very competitive…

YET again another good set of results from St Marks’ year 11 pupils, despite having to adapt to new ways of working during Covid-19 lockdowns, their pupils have shown the determination and perseverance needed to achieve and they could not be more proud of them.…

AFTER another year of uncertainty for pupils, staff, and parents, St Mark’s is celebrating the hard work, resilience and resolve that have led today to continuing success, with A level pupils once again achieving results that have enabled them to go to universities, often the…

A NUMBER of St Mark’s students have been recognised for their achievements at school with Jack Petchey Awards. April 2021 – Jorens Reason for Award: ‘Jorens always participates in complex topics during lessons and is not afraid to speak out about what he believes in.…

By Kirsty-Jane Lamacraft AS we begin Children’s Mental Health Week I wanted to share my story on how I am helping myself and others with the challenges of lockdown. During the lockdown last year our unit began meeting on Zoom in order to keep our…