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EnglandSouth WestCornwallTR18 2ATSt Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Primary

St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance

Primary

Cornwall · Penzance · TR18 2AT www.st-marys-catholic.eschools.co.uk

Pupils
162
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
162
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
162
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/10/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
63%
-7pp
70%59%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
8%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
4%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
162
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Peverell Road, Penzance, TR18 2AT
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%0%67%8%79%13%71%13%88%58%104.0102.0101.036%162
2023/2470%5%85%25%85%5%100%15%100%60%106.0105.0101.029%157
2022/2350%0%73%5%77%5%59%5%91%73%103.0101.0103.0-4.90-1.80-4.2021%154
2018/1948%3%59%10%72%7%72%10%76%69%101.0102.0104.0-4.00-3.40-3.0017%176
2017/1860%7%60%27%80%7%80%13%73%67%105.0106.0106.0-2.00-1.90-2.8015%174
2016/1754%8%63%21%71%42%63%8%75%83%104.0103.0108.0+1.70+4.60+0.6013%186

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516219.536%7%53%9%29%
2023/2415716.429%10%52%8%23%
2022/2315417.921%8%48%7%24%
2021/2217419.624%9%43%8%28%
2020/2117122.020%10%34%
2018/1917621.217%14%37%5%14%
2017/1817418.215%14%34%5%17%
2016/1718619.113%9%34%5%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.