St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 3 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
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.8%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher17
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher21.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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