Schools

The Church of England has played a massive role in education in Hendon for several centuries, and we continue to value our contact with our church schools.  In 1707 the Vicar, the Revd Meshach Smith, founded a charity school.  Smith’s school is the ancestor of the two Church of England Schools in our parish:

St Mary’s Church of England High School occupies two sites close to St Mary’s Church.  Each year group comes to church twice a term for a Eucharist, and parish clergy regularly go into school to lead collective worship and attend other events.

St Mary’s and St John’s Church of England Primary School in Prothero Gardens is an amalgamation of St John’s Infant School and St Mary’s Junior School.  Clergy from both our parish and the parish of St John’s, West Hendon, lead collective worship once a week, and the school comes to St Mary’s Church for the Year 6 Leavers’ Service in July.

For more information about our schools, including admission policies, please go to their websites.

We also have links with other schools in the parish, and classes regularly come to St Mary’s Church to learn about the history of Hendon and its church, and to discover what happens in church.  If you would like to bring a class to look at the church please contact us.