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

11th Mar 2026
This morning, our Primary 7 pupils joined others from across the Lecale cluster...
 
 
 
 
11th Mar 2026
As our pupils continue their exciting journey into digital audio and music, our...
 
 
 
 
6th Mar 2026
Congratulations to our World Book Day competition winners! Pupils were challenged...
 
 
 
 
 

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Upcoming Events...

Wednesday, 11th March 2026
Science Week
Swimming (P4 & P5)
P7 Cluster Quiz
Thursday, 12th March 2026
Science Week
Friday, 13th March 2026
Science Week
St Patrick's Day Celebration (Green Day)
Monday, 16th March 2026
School Closed
Tuesday, 17th March 2026
School Closed
Wednesday, 18th March 2026
School Closed (TransformED Development Day 1)
Tuesday, 24th March 2026
World Maths Day