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

3rd Mar 2026
This afternoon, our School Eco Councillors made the most of the beautiful weather...
 
 
 
 
27th Feb 2026
Many thanks to our wonderful ‘Come Follow Me’ Catechists, who kindly...
 
 
 
 
27th Feb 2026
Huge congratulations to our amazing Red House team who celebrated their victory...
 
 
 
 
 

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Upcoming Events...

Wednesday, 4th March 2026
Swimming (P4 & P5)
Thursday, 5th March 2026
Sacrament of Confirmation (11.30am )
Friday, 6th March 2026
World Book Day 2026 (Non-Uniform Day)
Monday, 9th March 2026
Science Week
Tuesday, 10th March 2026
Science Week
Wednesday, 11th March 2026
Science Week
Swimming (P4 & P5)
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