Academy converter · Plymouth

The Cathedral School of St Mary

4–11Ages
102Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140785URN

Cecil Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 5HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Plymouth median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Plymouth

21 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Plymouth median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

21 applications · 12 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Plymouth median median 1.8
2025 2.6; Plymouth median median 1.9
2024 3.0; Plymouth median median 2.0
2023 2.7; Plymouth median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Plymouth median median 1.9
2020 2.8; Plymouth median median 2.0
2019 2.7; Plymouth median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Plymouth median median 2.2
2016 2.2; Plymouth median median 2.2
2015 3.2; Plymouth median median 2.4
2014 2.5; Plymouth median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Plymouth median in 11 of 12 years.

This school
Plymouth median

Dashed bars: as The Cathedral School of St Mary (URN 113489), 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	12	21	1.8	10	0.83
Sep 2025	12	31	2.6	12	1.00
Sep 2024	7	21	3.0	7	1.00
Sep 2023	15	40	2.7	15	1.00
Sep 2022	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2021	17	34	2.0	20	1.18
Sep 2020	10	28	2.8	10	1.00
Sep 2019	10	27	2.7	9	0.90
Sep 2018	11	25	2.3	11	1.00
Sep 2017	15	35	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2016	17	38	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2015	11	35	3.2	8	0.73
Sep 2014 *	15	38	2.5	11	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 60% · Maths 47% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%58th of 65 in Plymouth

Plymouth 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Plymouth 76% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Plymouth 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Plymouth 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Plymouth 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Plymouth 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Plymouth 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Plymouth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	7%	100	98
2023/24	44%	0%	103	103
2022/23	33%	0%	102	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

The Cathedral School of St MaryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Plymouth

Good2024

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Pilgrim Primary Academy
0.4 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Stuart Road Primary Academy
0.6 km · Plymouth

2026

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School
0.7 km · Plymouth

Good2022

1.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
High Street Primary Academy
0.7 km · Plymouth

Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Stoke Damerel Primary Academy
1.1 km · Plymouth

2026

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Mount Street Primary School
1.2 km · Plymouth

Good2023

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Plymouth

2026

2.8applications per place 60%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: 140785 · 879/3763
Trust: Plymouth Cast
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 105 pupils · 102 on roll
Free school meals: 52.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: The Cathedral School of St Mary (URN 113489)
Address: Cecil Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 5HW
Local authority: Plymouth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources