‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’

Prayer and worship are important and central features of the daily life of our school. We  provide opportunities for children's spiritual growth and development through participation in a variety of forms of worship and through experiencing all forms of prayer.

We begin and end each day with prayer and share grace before lunch; there are also opportunities for spontaneous prayer. Each class has a liturgically-based prayer table which acts as a focus for their prayer.

Children learn a selection of traditional prayers in each year group but are also encouraged to write their own prayers.

Every Monday morning, the Head leads a whole-school Act of Worship based on the previous Sunday’s Gospel. Through the week we gather as Key stages for collective worship led by one of the teachers. The part time school chaplain, also leads Collective Worship.

Child led worship

There are many opportunities for the children to plan and lead different types of worship in school. The children work together to plan and deliver personalised worship to their peers following the structure: Gather, Listen to The Word, Respond and Mission.

Children are especially encouraged to plan and lead their own acts of worship at the end of each RE topic. Pupils are also expected to participate in whole school acts of worship.

School Masses

Mass is celebrated regularly, as a whole school, at key times in the liturgical year including feast days and Holy Days of Obligation. These Masses are celebrated either in school or at Our Lady of Lourdes Church when we join parish Masses. We have an annual Leavers’ Mass for our Year 6 children. 

Children take part by setting up, serving and reading, praying and singing. Parents, family members and local parishioners are welcomed to join us for Masses, acts of worship and Stations of the Cross.

Singing Assembly

On Wednesday mornings we gather together to pray through hymns and songs we use for our collective worship and Mass.

Friday Awards Assembly

Each Friday, we gather to celebrate pupils’ achievements for that week.