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Article: Bells of St Mary's ring for big fight
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- August 30, 2001
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SIX years ago, St Mary's Episcopal Primary in Dunblane was a
school in crisis.
Many of the 48 pupils were forced to use outside toilets. There
was no staffroom for marking. The decaying, 150-year-old building
was in desperate need of repair. In the words of one despairing
parent, the school was "antiquated, cramped and decayed".
Today, things look very different. St Mary's has doubled in size,
with 24 eager children starting the new term this month. There are
now four full-time teachers and three part-timers. The school is
ranked among the top ten in Scotland. There are now new modern
facilities, including a computer suite. French is on the curriculum
for the first time.
Such is the ...