St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 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
- 162 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.6%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.6%
White British 84%
Mixed 4.3%
African 3.7%
Other White 2.5%
Indian 2.5%
Pakistani 1.9%
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 70%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 11
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 11
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 20 10 10 |
| Year 1 | 17 8 9 |
| Year 2 | 20 9 11 |
| Year 3 | 22 14 8 |
| Year 4 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 5 | 20 7 13 |
| Year 6 | 23 13 10 |