Stella Maris School is a

coeducational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to ...

, independent school, in

Heaton Mersey Heaton Mersey is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated on the north-western border of Stockport, adjacent to Didsbury and Burnage in Manchester. Heaton Mersey is a mostly residential area and commuter zone for Manche ...

, Stockport England, founded in 1976. The school is open to all denominations and is a non profit making organisation. The school is registered with the Department for Education and Employment. It occupies a Victorian, Grade II listed building on St John's Road which was formerly St. John's school and has around 70 pupils from nursery to year 6, which makes the average class size 14 pupils or less. The school has a number of notable former pupils, including historian and strategist Matthew Kay, and former world champion swimmer

James Hickman James Hickman (born 2 February 1976) is a male English former competitive swimmer. Swimming career Hickman represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. ...

. The name 'Stella Maris' is a Latin phrase meaning 'Star of the Sea'.

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Stella Maris School
Private schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Educational institutions established in 1976 1976 establishments in England Grade II listed buildings in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Roman Catholic private schools in the Diocese of Salford {{GreaterManchester-school-stub