St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 14 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Cornwall
Unique reference
111998
Address
Redinnick Place, TR18 4HP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
139 (59% of total capacity)
Boys
56.8%
Girls
43.2%
First language not English
5%
Free school meals (FSM)
36%
Persistent absence
20.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.7%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Indian2.2%
Gypsy/Roma2.2%
Mixed2.8%
Unclassified2.9%
White British84.9%
Other
2.2%
Other White
0.7%
Other Asian
0.7%
African
0.7%
Chinese
0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsBelow average-2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
40%
Local authority average
60%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
7%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
100
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
11
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
11
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
11
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
7
3
Reception, Full-time
19
12
7
Year 1
16
8
8
Year 2
14
5
9
Year 3
23
12
11
Year 4
25
18
7
Year 5
14
8
6
Year 6
15
8
7
Year 2024-2025

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