Stella Maris School

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Stella Maris School

Address

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
Information
Type	Other Independent School
Motto	Where Successful Futures Begin
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	December 1976
Local authority	Stockport
Department for Education URN	106154 Tables
Chair	Dr John Swarbrick
Head teacher	Mrs Norah Johnson
Gender	Co-educational
Age	3 to 11
Website	stellamarisschool.co.uk
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	St John's Church of England Primary School
Designated	10 March 1975
Reference no.	1309412

Stella Maris School is a coeducational, independent school, in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, England. It was founded in December 1976.^[1]

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 Church of England Primary School^[2] 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".^[3]

References

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^ "The Stella Maris School". charitycommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "St John's Church of England Primary School". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
^ "Apostolic Letter "Motu Proprio" Stella Maris on the Maritime Apostolate". vatican.va. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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