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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 2 October 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry26 applications · 14 places offered · 13 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2025 1.5; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2024 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.9
- 2023 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2022 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2021 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2020 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2019 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2018 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2017 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2016 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2015 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2014 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Cornwall median
Dashed bars: as St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance (URN 111999), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 21 | 31 | 1.5 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 13 | 14 | 1.1 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 26 | 34 | 1.3 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 16 | 19 | 1.2 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 22 | 24 | 1.1 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 24 | 33 | 1.4 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 32 | 1.1 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 16 | 22 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 67% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cornwall median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 0% | 104 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 5% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 0% | 103 | 101 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mary's Catholic School, PenzanceThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · CornwallRequires improvement20242.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · CornwallRemains Good20222.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · CornwallRemains Good20232.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Cornwall20262.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place
- 2.1 km · CornwallGood20231.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · CornwallRemains Good20232.1applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140778 · 908/3306
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 139 on roll
- Free school meals
- 58.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2014
- Replaced
- St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance (URN 111999)
- Address
- Peverell Road, Penzance, TR18 2AT
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources