The Cathedral School of St Mary is a primary school located in Plymouth. 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 08/12/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cecil Street, Plymouth

School Information

Address: Cecil Street, Plymouth, PL1 5HW
Website: www.cathedral-school.eschools.co.uk/
Telephone: 01752265270
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Dyson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140785

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/12/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 119
Number of Pupils: 99
Number of Boys: 48
Number of Girls: 51

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.7 to 1.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -6.1 to -0.1
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.2 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
Ham Drive, Ham PL2 2NJ 		2,965 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Cathedral School of St Mary
Cecil Street, Stonehouse PL1 5HW 		0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Peter's CofE Primary School
Rendle Street, PL1 1TP 		312 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pilgrim Primary Academy
Oxford Street, PL1 5BQ 		388 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stuart Road Primary School
Palmerston Street, Stoke PL1 5LL 		626 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School
Citadel Road, PL1 3AY 		730 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Devonport High School for Boys
Paradise Road, Stoke PL1 5QP 		839 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
2out of 4Stoke Damerel Community College
Somerset Place, Stoke PL3 4BD 		1,161 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedScott Medical and Healthcare College
Somerset Place, Stoke PL3 4BD 		1,166 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth High School for Girls
St Lawrence Road, PL4 6HT 		1,346 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
1out of 4UTC Plymouth
Park Avenue, PL1 4RL 		1,979 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity College Plymouth
Kings Road, Devonport PL1 5QG 		1,285 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedMillbay Academy
22 Millbay Road, PL1 3EG 		590 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedFletewood School at Derry Villas
88 North Road East, PL4 6AN 		990 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Plymouth
Drake Circus, PL4 8AA 		1,008 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth College of Art
Tavistock Place, PL4 8AT 		1,053 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4ACE Schools Plymouth
Martins Gate, Bretonside PL4 0AT 		1,215 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPlymouth College
Ford Park, Plymouth PL4 6RN 		1,755 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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