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We appreciate that the next academic year seems a very long way ahead, but if your child has their 3rd birthday before 31st August 2026, they will be entitled to 5 morning or afternoon sessions a week in our nursery provision. Similarly, if your child is 4 before 31st August 2026, they will be entitled to full time provision.

We would love to welcome you to come and see why you should make St. Mary’s Overton your first choice primary school. Contact us for more information on 01978 710370 or by email mailbox@stmarys-overton-pri.wrexham.sch.uk to arrange a visit at a mutually convenient time.

Come and meet our amazing staff and children, experience our indoor and outdoor learning areas and get a feel for what St. Mary’s could offer your family.

We were awarded ‘Outstanding Conservation School’ by The National Conservation Education awards at a glittering ceremony at Chester Zoo in Summer 2024 and are absolutely thrilled with such an incredible accolade.

Our children in the upper junior classes have received training from Active Wrexham in a range of games suitable for playtime at school. They support the play of younger children by teaching them the traditional playground games, some with a slightly more modern twist, and help them to develop their own games and activities too.

Our Tesco Award of £1375 from the ‘Stronger Starts Grant’ has enabled us to provide equipment such as skipping ropes, balls and hula hoops. Large playground clock faces, sensory equipment, hopscotch and marble game markings permanently painted on the playground will also be purchased with this grant funding. This project will help make our playtimes really happy times as part of our well-being approach.

Our very active PTA this year raised £3221.00 from 6 events which will fund ICT equipment, a PA system and subscription to a range of online learning support for each child in school….

….and the awards keep on coming!

Our Llyn Brenig class teacher and ALNCo, Mrs Kay Lawrenson, was a finalist in The Leader Education Awards 2025 Teacher of the Year category, while one of our wonderful teaching assistants, Mrs Kate Davies, was crowned The Leader Education Awards 2025 Teaching Assistant of the Year!

‘Pupils benefit from working in the school’s extensive and stimulating outdoor environment including Forest School’ – Estyn Inspection 2023

‘Children are happy at school and form strong relationships with adults and one another’ – Estyn Inspection 2023

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News from Royal British Legion Overton-on-dee Royal British Legion hope you like the Respect and Esteem we believe our fallen deserve with our displays we have presented @St Marys church. Please if you have the time can you go in and donate. All gifts are so appreciated. We have now included into our post the wonderful display of posters the children @ St Mary’s school have worked so hard on. You can see the Gallery looks amazing. The Overton branch committee asked the teachers at the school if they could encourage the students to create a poster of what they believe and understand Remembrance Day relates to. As you can see they certainly do, and the RBL worries that future generations will begin to forget our brave soldiers and the sacrifices they gave, but thanks to the teachers and parents, these children will carry forward and Never Forget. God bless from Overton BranchSt Mary The Virgin Overton On DeeRoyal British LegionOur service of remembrance will be led by year 6 pupils on 11th November at 10.45am and we hope to see you there. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you to Leah Living Wild UK for two wonderful autumnal sessions today in our fantastic forest school setting 🍁 Feel very lucky and with thanks to The Little Learning Company Limited ... See MoreSee Less
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A huge congratulations to our football teams!Both sides represented St. Mary's brilliantly today in their matches against Ellesmere College, coming away with two fantastic wins: 8-0 and 3-2!We are so proud of every child involved.They showed 100% composure, played with real sportsmanship, and were an absolute delight to take on the road. Well done, team St. Mary's! ⚽️ ... See MoreSee Less
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