St Marys Roman Catholic School Pta
Charity 1180380
Overview
Summary
St Marys Roman Catholic School Pta appears to be a parent-powered school-support organisation whose central role is to convert community participation into resources and relationships that benefit pupils. Its model combines fundraising with social events, suggesting that strengthening the school community is not merely a means of raising money but part of how it advances education. The available evidence indicates a locally rooted organisation with a broad remit to provide funding, services, facilities or equipment, though its specific educational priorities and impact are not yet clear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Harborne
Confidence: medium
The charity's stated purpose is to advance the education of pupils at St Mary's School, and the school’s official PTA page records PTA-funded and PTA-run activities at the school. Birmingham City Council identifies St Mary's Catholic Primary School as being in the Harborne ward. However, the publicly visible PTA activity examples are dated 2022 and the charity’s statutory reporting is overdue, limiting confidence about the current frequency of activity.
- Supplied Charity Commission organisation record for ST MARYS ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL PTA (charity 1180380)
Its objects are to advance the education of pupils in the school, including through activities, facilities and equipment supporting the school; its recorded activities include fundraising for pupils at St Mary's School and events such as film clubs, discos and fairs. - St Mary's Catholic Primary School official PTA page
The page identifies a St Mary's PTA and records a summer fair held in the school playground, after-school film clubs, school discos, a parent wreath-making workshop, and a school visit funded by the PTA. - Birmingham City Council school directory: St Mary's Catholic Primary School
The directory identifies its ward as Harborne.
Remaining uncertainties
- The charity's registered address may be a correspondence address; the evidence does not establish it as a PTA-operated service or event site.
- The charity is recorded by the Charity Commission as registered, but its reporting is overdue. This means current activity beyond the historic examples on the school website cannot be confirmed from recent statutory returns.
- There is no evidence of PTA delivery, regular events, or funded provision at sites outside St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Harborne.
- The available evidence does not identify any partnership that materially extends the PTA's operational reach beyond the school community. The school's relationship with St Mary's Church is evidenced, but not as a PTA delivery partnership.
Additional evidence needed
- A current PTA annual report, trustees' report, or Charity Commission return confirming activities and venues since the 2021 financial year.
- Recent PTA event notices or school communications showing where current fundraising and pupil-support activities take place.
- Confirmation from the PTA or school of whether any current programmes, events or grants operate outside the school site or Harborne ward.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Fundraising also appears to be community-building
The organisation appears to use events both to generate funds and to create relationships among parents, staff and others connected with the school. Activities such as film clubs, discos and craft classes suggest a social participation model rather than reliance on purely transactional fundraising.
Why it matters
This indicates that the PTA may strengthen the school's informal support network as well as provide material resources. That relational role could be important during periods when schools need parent engagement or volunteer capacity.
Show evidence
“Developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school.”
Source:Charity Commission“We engage in events annually such as films clubs, discos, summer and Christmas fairs.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation is financially dependent on parent participation
Its resources appear to depend entirely on the parent body, making parent willingness, time and capacity central to what the organisation can provide for pupils.
Why it matters
This reveals both a strength and a vulnerability: strong parent engagement can create flexible support for the school, while unequal capacity to participate may constrain fundraising or affect whose voices shape priorities.
Show evidence
“All of our funding is raised by our parent body.”
Source:Organisation“We fundraise to benefit the pupils by advancing their education at St Mary's School.”
Source:Organisation
Its support remit is broader than individual events
The PTA appears to have discretion to support education through several routes, including finance, services, facilities and equipment. This may allow it to respond to practical school needs that fall outside routine provision.
Why it matters
Understanding this broader remit helps distinguish the organisation from an events group: fundraising is an operating method, while educational support is its intended outcome.
Show evidence
“Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.”
Source:Charity Commission“Provides Other Finance, Provides Services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which pupil needs, projects or educational priorities receive funding.
- Whether participation and decision-making reflect the full diversity of the school community.
- What relationships the PTA has with local organisations beyond the school.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent accounts or reports showing funds raised, expenditure and supported projects.
- Information on volunteer participation, governance and engagement with parents, staff and pupils.
- Evidence of outcomes from funded equipment, facilities or services.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
We fundraise to benefit the pupils by advancing their education at St Mary's School. We engage in events annually such as films clubs, discos, summer and Christmas fairs, but last year we also had a strictly come dancing competition and a Christmas wreath making class . All of our funding is raised by our parent body.
Charity objects
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION (THE OBJECTS) IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BY: 2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL 2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.