St Mary's College Crosby

• Location: Crosby, Liverpool,
• Founded in: 1919,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of education: mixed.

St Mary's College Crosby is an independent day school with children of both genders.  The institution adheres to the teaching of the Christian religion, in particular the Roman Catholic religion, but students of any religion can get into the school.

International children from the age of eleven to eighteen are accepted for education here.

Following recent inspections, St Mary's College Crosby has received the highest ratings from the Catholic Schools Inspectorate 2023 and the Independent Schools Inspectorate 2025.

Lessons are held from Monday to Friday from 9:10 a.m. to 03:40 p.m. with lunch breaks.

In the seventh and eighth grades, three homework assignments are given daily for 20-30 minutes in total. In Grade 9, the volume of tasks gradually increases, so by the time they move to Grades 10-11, it usually takes about two or three hours to solve GCSE problems.

In high school, students draw up and plan their own study schedule. Tasks are performed in different ways, depending on the subject. High school students should be prepared for the fact that they will have to spend a lot of time on independent research and reading.

Academic departments available to high school students at GCSE and A-level levels are represented by:

• art and design;
• biology;
• business;
• chemistry;
• classics and Latin language;
• design and technology;
• English;
• geography;
• history;
• ICT and Computer Engineering;
• mathematics;
• modern foreign languages;
• music art;
• physical education;
• physics;
• psychology;
• religion.

At the end of the development of thematic courses, students take final exams, the grades for which are included in diplomas/certificates.

St Mary's College Crosby's mathematics program participates in the UKMT Maths Challenge every year, winning gold, silver and bronze medals.

Every day, students can visit the school cafeteria, where they are offered:

• water;
• milk;
• fruit juice;
• pudding;
• fruit;
• bread;
• meat;
• burgers;
• salad;
• pasta.

All meals from the St Mary's College Crosby cafeteria are prepared right on campus to ensure that children are fed the freshest and highest quality food. The ingredients are purchased from local farmers: for example, beef, turkey and ham are always taken from the same butchers, so the school management is 100% sure of the quality of the products.

In between lessons, pupils can attend school circles of interests, clubs and sections such as:

• art club;
• embroidery;
• culinary master classes;
• Dungeons & Dragons;
• chorus;
• knitting;
• chess section;
• School Board;
• scientific club;
• orchestra;
• boxing;
• badminton;
• golf;
• netball;
• dancing and much more.

• St Mary's College Crosby is considered one of the leading in the Northwest of the country, its students receive high scores and good academic results in state exams, including GCSE and A-levels, year after year.
• The management and educational staff of St Mary's College Crosby do not believe that grades are the main value in the lives of students, similarly with academic success, other achievements are encouraged. Much attention is paid to the comprehensive development of children and adolescents, extracurricular activities and informal conversations are held for them.
• Academic plans for all grades combine an extensive theoretical base with effective practical tasks: this gives children a balanced learning schedule, where high quality learning goes hand in hand with respect for the individual characteristics and talents of each person.
• The school supports an inclusive approach to education, so all children are admitted here, including those with special educational needs (for example, students with special educational needs and disabilities).

Teenagers on the St Mary's College Crosby campus are provided with classrooms for current and extracurricular activities:

• information technology centers with computer classes;
• workshops for practical design;
• a well-equipped sports center;
• specialized music school.

Some services are not included in tuition fee. List of addtional costs usually includes:

• food and accommodation;
• school transport;
• additional fees for examinations, etc.

For admission to St Mary's College Crosby, you must complete the following steps:

1. pass an interview;
2. providing a reference from the previous school;
3. passing entrance exams in English and mathematics, consisting of an online cognitive ability test (CAT) and writing tasks.

Subject to availability, it is possible to take individual entry to Year Ten and other grades when pupils start taking GCSE exams. Most often, the school enrolls in the 7th grade.

St Mary's College Crosby has career guidance services that help pupils prepare for their future student and adult life. Children learn the basic aspects of adulthood, which includes building a career path, and employees provide teenagers with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for continuous learning and work.

All students get access to the Unifrog online platform: it gives them the opportunity to study various universities, learn about their courses, internship programs, and exchange formats with foreign universities. This portal contains universities in the United Kingdom, the European Union and the United States of America. Through Unifrog, teenagers can communicate with representatives of universities and receive feedback from them.

Every year, graduates take leading places in the ranking among students from other institutions according to the results of GCSE exams.

To get into the Sixth Form classes, a potential student must show their best side in an interview with employees, provide information about current academic performance at the old school; the submission of GCSE results or equivalent is also a prerequisite.  Usually, applicants are expected to score at least 36 points in 7 main subjects, teenagers are required to score 6-9 points in those disciplines that they plan to study at A-level.

Students can apply for scholarships if they do well in the entrance exams. The amount of the scholarship grant varies, it can reach up to 50% of the total cost of tuition. If a teenager studies and behaves in accordance with the high standards of St Mary's College Crosby, then material support will be in place throughout high school. Such scholarships are not tied to the income of students' families, they depend only on the academic success of students. A separate application for such a grant is not required - proposals will automatically be sent to the parents of applicants who performed best in the entrance exams.

Already during the education, employees begin to note additional achievements of their wards: art, music and sports. The conditions for receiving such scholarships and one-time awards are updated annually.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision