Welcome to St. Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School
We hope the following information gives you a good picture of our lovely school, our values and our vision. Our children are at the heart of our school, which is a loving and supportive place to learn. We are a Catholic school but we are also an integral part of our whole community and fully reflect the cultural makeup of families in our area. Families with no faith or of other faiths are warmly welcomed and make up a significant number of our school family.
We aim for every child to achieve their very best as they grow with us while developing strong relationships, strong values and a love of learning. We are proud of our children who work hard, have fun, respect and care for one another and achieve high standards. Children leaving our school in Year 6, leave with high standards and ready for the world beyond.
Nicola Noble
Headteacher
Who is Saint Cuthbert?
St. Cuthbert was born in the British Isles. He was a poor shepherd boy who lost his parents when he was very young. Cuthbert loved to play games with his friends and he was good at them.
One of his friends scolded him one day saying, “Cuthbert, how can you waste your time playing games when you have been chosen to be a priest and a bishop?” These words sounded strange coming from his playmate – as though they were not his own. Cuthbert was confused and very impressed and he wondered if he really was going to be a priest and a bishop.
In August, 651, 15 year old Cuthbert received a vision. He first saw a totally black sky. Then suddenly a bright beam of light moved across it. In the light were angels carrying a ball of fire up beyond the sky. Sometime later, Cuthbert found out that on the night of the vision, the bishop, St.Aidan, had died.