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St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance

Cornwall, TR18 2ATPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
13 1st-choice / 14 offers made
Ranking
#4,419
of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance

St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance is a state-funded primary school in Cornwall, South West, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 139 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (11 Dec 2024). 63% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 13 first-preference applications and 14 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressPeverell Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2AT
HeadteacherMiss Nichola Teixeira
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils139
Free School Meals (FSM)56.8%
School Capacity139 / 210 (66% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Dec 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Dec 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 1 Nov 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

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St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance 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.