St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance is a primary school located in Penzance. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Peverell Road, Penzance

School Information

Address: Peverell Road, Penzance, TR18 2AT
Website: www.st-marys-catholic.eschools.co.uk
Telephone: 01736330005
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Nichola Teixeira
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140778

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 171
Number of Boys: 82
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.3 to -1.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.3
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Peverell Road , TR18 2AT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Pensans Community Primary School
Madron Road , TR20 8UH 		3out of 4 920 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Gulval School
School Lane , Gulval TR18 3BJ 		3out of 4 1,186 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Redinnick Place , TR18 4HP 		3out of 4 1,504 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Heamoor Community Primary School
Bosvenna Way , Heamoor TR18 3JZ 		3out of 4 1,684 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Humphry Davy School
Coombe Road , TR18 2TG 		3out of 4 359 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane , Heamoor TR18 3JT 		4out of 4 1,554 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road , TR18 3NX 		4out of 4 128 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School
Nancealverne School
Madron Road , TR20 8TP 		3out of 4 961 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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