Prayer and worship are important and central features of the daily life of our school. We aim to 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 pray 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. This table is kept neat and appropriate by the class Faith Ambassadors.

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

Every Monday morning, the Headteacher leads a whole-school Act of Worship based on the weekend’s Gospel. 

Child-led worship

The confident and thoughtful way in which our children lead worship in school is a strength of our school’s Catholic life. 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 weekly personalised worship to their peers following the structure: Gather, Listen to The Word, Respond and Mission. 

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 in school.

Children are fully involved in the preparations for school Masses by writing intercessions and setting up for Mass. They also take part by serving, reading and bringing up the Offertory gifts. Parents, family members and local parishioners are welcomed to join us for Masses, acts of worship and Stations of the Cross.

Songs and Praise

On Thursday mornings, KS1 and KS2 gather together to practise hymns and songs we use for our collective worship and Mass. We also take this opportunity to learn new sung Mass settings and sung responsorial psalms. We use scripture relevant to the liturgical time of the year as part of this collective worship.

Prayer Bags

To encourage families to pray together we use prayer bags which a child takes home on a rota basis. The prayer bags will help each family to come together to pray and reflect on what they are grateful and for those who God's guidance and support.