St Marys Primary School, Chapeltown, Downpatrick

Welcome

Welcome to the St. Mary’s Primary School, Dunsford website. We hope your visit gives you a glimpse of our busy, vibrant and welcoming school community.

St. Mary’s is a progressive and innovative Catholic school where we pride ourselves on providing a caring, happy and stimulating environment that supports every child’s academic, emotional, social and spiritual development. We aim to create rich learning opportunities that help pupils grow in confidence, develop independence and achieve their full potential.

We enjoy strong partnerships between home, school, the Church and the wider community, and we have high expectations of ourselves and all our pupils. We are proud of our excellent pastoral care, high academic standards and the warm, nurturing atmosphere that makes our school so special.

Our most recent ETI inspection highlighted the very good quality of education, exemplary behaviour and outstanding pastoral care in our school. These findings reflect our commitment to continuous improvement and to placing the children at the centre of everything we do.

We are always happy to discuss any aspect of your child’s development, and we warmly invite you to visit and experience our school in person.

Best wishes,

Mr Ronan Fitzpatrick

Principal

 

Latest News

17th Apr 2026
A huge congratulations to Esmee for her outstanding performances at the recent European...
 
 
 
 
17th Apr 2026
Congratulations to our ‘Stars of the Week’.   Well done everyone!...
 
 
 
 
15th Apr 2026
A fantastic morning of Gaelic yesterday as our Primary 6 and 7 boys took part in...
 
 
 
 
 

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Upcoming Events...

Saturday, 18th April 2026
First Holy Communion (St Mary's Church, Dunsford at 11.00am)
Wednesday, 22nd April 2026
Swimming (P6 & P7 )
Thursday, 23rd April 2026
Earth Day
Ardglass GAC Coaching (P4, P5 & P6 Girls)
Friday, 24th April 2026
Lecale Trinity Grammar School Gaelic Blitz
Wednesday, 29th April 2026
Swimming (P6 & P7 )
Thursday, 30th April 2026
P6 'Choices & Changes' Workshop
Choices & Changes Workshop (Primary 6 )