Catholic Life

We are a Catholic Primary School in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, clear in our beliefs and values, and the importance of Jesus Christ in our daily lives.

Our Mission Statement underpins all we do:

“Living, Loving and Learning in Jesus.”

OLBE is a place of love and learning, where all are equal in the eyes of God. It is the mission of this school to cherish each individual. We try to follow Jesus’ example as a friend and guide. We believe that there are talents and strengths within us all, and we strive to let them shine brightly. Our school is a thriving community which is well supported by parents and the Parish.

“I want to thank Mr. Metcalf and all the staff for the way they help the children to integrate Christian values into ordinary everyday living. In turn I also want to thank you, the parents, for all the support you give your children and encourage you to become more and more involved in the life of the school and the parish.”

Father Tim Buckley

Our Lady of the Annunciation Bishop Eton

Live Simply

In 2020, we achieved the Live Simply award, responding to Pope Francis’ invitation in Laudato Si’ to “work with generosity and tenderness in protecting this world which God has entrusted to us”. As a Catholic community, we answer to the call of us to care for our common home and stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers around the world. Our aim is to protect this world which God has entrusted to us.

To continue on our journey, we have a wonderful Live Simply Council at Our Lady’s Bishop Eton school. We consistently work to implement our mission of living sustainably with creation.

In Autumn term, we held a Just One Tree Day whereby the whole school wore their old clothes. The Just One Tree charity aims to remove CO2 from the atmosphere through global reforestation. Our school’s donations continue to have a fantastic impact: we were proud to find out that our donations mean 291 trees will be planted globally this year on behalf of our school, taking our school total up to 579.

To encourage each other to lower our carbon footprint in our local community, we promoted a Cycle to School Week in October with our data showing so many of us walking, cycling or peddling to school! Before Christmas, we also held two successful ‘Swap Shops’ for nativity costumes and Christmas jumpers! Our aims continue this Spring term as we meet regularly to discuss, and implement, ways we can respect and protect our environment, both locally and globally.

Charitable Work

At Our Lady’s Bishop Eton we work hard to contribute and raise money for different charities which mean a lot to us. Please explore this page to see some of the charity work we have done recently.

Each October, we raise money for the CAFOD Harvest Fast Day. Together with our parish, friends and family we work towards helping families around the world to survive today and have food for all their tomorrows. Together, as one global family, we have the power to help. It takes love – from all of us. This year we raised £328.

As a school, we collect for the South Liverpool FoodBank several times across the year. This helps people in our communities to feed their families in the cost of living crisis. Each collection is organised and run by our School Council children.

As a school community we donated to Miss Mullen’s sponsored SkyDive, raising a total of £715 for Mind Mental Health Charity; this charity carries out significant work to change the minds across England and Wales. Making mental health an everyday priority.

Each year, Year 6 pupils sell poppies to families during the month of October. All money raised goes towards the Poppy Appeal.

Our Mini Vinnies work hard across the year to raise money for many causes, both local and global. During the advent season, they run a Christmas toy collection for the Radio City Appeal. This year, we collected hundreds of toys for children around the city.

As well as this, the staff also regularly collect for the Women’s Refuge in Southport. Providing donations which help women and children in need.

Advent is also a time to showcase the talent in our school for our annual OLBE’s Got Talent show, organised by our School Council. This comes as a result of raising money for a good cause. This year, we raised a total of £553 donations for CAFOD! A fantastic effort for a fantastic cause!

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