Without music, life would be a mistake.’
Friedrich Nietzsche

Mission Statement

“With Jesus as our guide and walking by our side,

we learn to love and love to learn.”

Vision Statement

St Cecilia is the Patron Saint of music and as such, our vision of music celebrates the joy and creativity that music can bring. Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity, which equips children with a better understanding of the world they live in and enables them to communicate their experiences and feelings. Our pupils are musicians; developing a love of music as well as the skills of performance, critical listening, and composition, whilst they engage with a wide variety of musical genres and participate in a range of musical experiences. The value we place music in enables pupils to reach their full potential, allowing them to become socially, morally, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually and culturally integrated members of society. Music at St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School gives children the opportunity to enhance their creativity, self-esteem, self-confidence and sense of achievement in a challenging and collaborative environment.

St Cecilia

Saint Cecilia is the Patron Saint of Music; she is on every page of our school website, can you find her? It believed that when musicians played at her wedding she "sang in her heart to the Lord" and for this she was declared the Saint of Musicians.  Her tomb is in the Church of Santa Cecilia, in Rome, Italy. In paintings, she is often shown  playing a viola, an organ, or other musical instrument. Many people believe that this is incorrect, as her main talent is thought to have been her singing voice. 

What we’re up to!

You can find out what we are up to by visiting out Twitter page @StCeciliascjs

And search for the following hashtags;

#StCeciliasMusic

Painting of Saint Cecilia by John Melhuish Strudwick on display at Sudley House in Mossley Hill - free to visit.

Music at St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School

The main music curriculum is delivered by our wonderful music teacher Amy Housley who works with each class for a series of lessons each half term. This is strengthened by pupils taking part in musical opportunities through assemblies, hymn practice, visiting musicians, school plays, assemblies and much more. 

We also have small group and individual musical instruments lessons from Cait Walker, who teaches woodwind and piano lessons for children. If you would be interested in your child having extra musical instrument lessons, please pick up a letter with more information about the cost and expectations from the school office. 

Lessons are available on the following instruments: 

Recorder, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano

Individual music lessons

 

 

Year 3 are musicians!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 4 are Musicians

In year 4 we have also had a chance to enjoy some music in science. We even made our own wind, string and percussion instruments to see how pitch changes. 

 

 

 

 

 

Year 5 are Musicians!

 

 

 

 

 

Year 6 are Musicians!

Year 6-1 have been studying the Mariachi music of Mexico.  We have learned how to play and sing 'La Bamba' and we have enjoyed every single minute of it.

 

Pupil Voice

We are musicians! Here is what we have to say about music at St Cecilia's Catholic Junior School: 

Amara year 4 – "I like the new songs we get to learn, such as sea shanties,  which are songs pirates used to keep working."

Aaron year 4 – "I like music because we get to make our own versions of the song."

Lennon year 4 – "I like it because we get to learn what methods people use to make music."

Cillian year 5 – "I like how we get to learn the backstories of how the music was made. I also get to learn how to read music too."

Drijay year 4 – "I have enjoyed making our own version of the song and singing it."

Mathilda Year 6 – "I really enjoy music because it makes me feel energetic."

Pupil Voice conducted November 2025