St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 2 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 140778
- Address
- Peverell Road, TR18 2AT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 157 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.8%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.8%
White British 84.7%
Other White 4.5%
African 3.8%
Mixed 2.5%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4.9
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsWell below average-4.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 21
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 5 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 14 6 8 |
| Year 1 | 17 9 8 |
| Year 2 | 19 11 8 |
| Year 3 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 4 | 18 7 11 |
| Year 5 | 21 13 8 |
| Year 6 | 19 7 12 |