News 2025

Cuman na mBunscol National Awards

Cumann na mBunscol National Awards Success   We were delighted to have attended the annual Cumann na mBunscol National Awardsat the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone last night. Our school placed third in the large school of the year category. This is a fantastic achievement for the whole St Mary’s community and testament to the great work that is going on promoting Gaelic Games!...

Children's Mental Health Week - Dress to Express Day Friday 7th February

It was great to see the children dressed in their chosen outfits today for Dress to Express. We are delighted to have so many happy and content children in our school. It is important that they all know that when they have little troubles or worries that they know they can talk to their trusted adults at home and at school. We would appreciate if you continued this conversation at home the reinfor...

Big Bedtime Read

The children throughout the school enjoyed their World Book Day celebrations on Thursday 6th March. A huge thank you to all the parents who helped in any way with organising and running our Big Bedtime read. The children thoroughly enjoyed the event!...

Cross Country, St Benedicts Randalstown

SW Antroim Cumann na mBunscol Cross Country Congratulations and a huge well done to our girls and boys from primary 7 who qualified to represent St Mary’s at the first Cross Country event to be held as part of the SW Antrim Cuman na mBunscol annual programme of events.They ran brilliantly on the challenging course at St Benedict’s Randalstown.Special mention to Bella who finished t...

Boys Soccer Team Progress to Senior Cup Finals Day

Boys from P6 and P7 played Buick Memorial Primary School Cullybackey on Wednesday. This was the first time St Mary's have entered the Ballymena Primary Schools Football Association Senior Cup. Our B team and A team both played brilliantly. In the crucial A v A match, the teams were very evenly matched. Our boys got an early goal and despite plenty of well worked chances, they were unable to ex...

Girls Camogie Indoor Camogie County Champions

The girls headed off to Tir na nOg, Randalstown to represent SW Antrim at the indoor camogie county finals. They had to face Christ the Redeemer PS from Belfast beating them 4-0 and then played St Patrick's and St Brigid's PS Ballycastle. This was a tough, evenly matched game which finished 0-0. The girls won on goal difference having scored more goals than St Patrick's and St Brigid...

Road Safety Quiz

Well done to Nessa,Tiarna, Conleth and Tiernan who represented St Mary's at the annual Road safety Quiz this week. No silverware this time but we wish them well as they travel to Cookstown next Friday to represent our area at the regional Credit Union Quiz....

P7 Confirmation

We congratulate and wish every blessing on our Primary 7 children who celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation yesterday. We were very proud of all the children for the great commitment they showed in preparation and for the reverence they displayed throughout the mass. We thank Fr Rooney for the lovely mass and for guiding the children through the next stage on their faith journey....

P7 Boys at Corrigan Park

Well done to Daniel, Oliver and Charlie who were very fortunate in being selected to play at half time in the Antrim v Leitrim National League game last Saturday in Corrigan Park....

Netball Novices... not any more!!!

10 of our girls went along to Seven towers on Wednesday for their 2nd ever netball tournament. Having won all their games in the fist game, expectations were high and they did not disappoint. Winning 4 games and drawing 1 in their group stage they went through top of their group. We then played Clough PS in a 7 minute semi final and the girls all played amazing and qualified for the fi...