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%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Indian2.5%
Other White2.5%
African3.7%
Mixed4.3%
White British84%
Pakistani
1.9%
Bangladeshi
0.6%
Other
0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-4.9
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsWell below average-4.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
63%
Local authority average
60%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
0%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
102
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Catholic 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
3
3rd preference
2
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 classes23.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22
Year 2024-2025

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
Year 2024-2025

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