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

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


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