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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth

Cornwall, TR11 4PWPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jul 2025
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Applications / places
0.8×
Applications did not exceed published places
24 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1304 of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth is a state-funded primary school in Cornwall, South West, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 186 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 218.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (8 Jul 2025). 81% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. admissions data records 24 first-preference applications for 30 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressMongleath Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4PW
HeadteacherLucy Titheridge
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils186
Free School Meals (FSM)9.7%
School Capacity186 / 218 (85% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Jul 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 14 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:30

Source: st-marys-fal.cornwall.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.