The Cathedral School of St Mary | School performance

47%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

108

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

108

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

47%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

108

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityPlymouth

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of The Cathedral School of St Mary · Primary · Plymouth

Part ofPLYMOUTH CAST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

47%

+3pp

53%37%21%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 47%

RWM higher standard

+7pp

7%4%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

60%

Reading higher standard

13%

Writing expected standard

60%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

47%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

60%

SPAG expected standard

60%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

98.0

GPS scaled score

100.0

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

108

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

37%

FSM eligible

51%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Cecil Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 5HW

Local authority

Plymouth

Website

www.csosm.org.uk

Telephone

01752265270

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	47%	7%	60%	13%	60%	7%	47%	13%	60%	60%	100.0	98.0	100.0	—	—	—	18%	108
2023/24	44%	0%	56%	28%	67%	0%	67%	22%	72%	72%	103.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	16%	109
2022/23	33%	0%	47%	20%	73%	0%	60%	13%	60%	53%	102.0	101.0	102.0	-2.80	+0.30	-3.40	15%	113
2018/19	53%	0%	59%	18%	65%	0%	71%	12%	76%	71%	101.0	103.0	105.0	-1.50	-3.10	-1.40	14%	101
2017/18	21%	0%	64%	7%	79%	0%	43%	7%	86%	86%	101.0	100.0	105.0	-1.80	+0.40	-3.10	20%	103
2016/17	50%	14%	57%	14%	57%	21%	57%	21%	57%	57%	101.0	102.0	105.0	+0.80	+0.80	+1.30	14%	120

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	108	19.3	18%	37%	51%	6%	24%
2023/24	109	16.5	16%	37%	49%	8%	24%
2022/23	113	22.2	15%	32%	53%	7%	27%
2021/22	99	24.6	23%	30%	58%	8%	29%
2020/21	99	22.5	25%	31%	64%	—	—
2018/19	101	18.7	14%	48%	48%	6%	21%
2017/18	103	14.5	20%	47%	52%	5%	9%
2016/17	120	18.2	14%	44%	57%	4%	7%