St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Primary schoolSt Mary's Catholic School, Penzance is a primary school in Cornwall, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 139 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 11 December 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Cornwall and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Penwith Alternative Provision AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade120 m
- Humphry Davy SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional)330 m
- Pensans Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Nancealverne SchoolSpecial. Improved significantly, January 2025880 m
- Gulval SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, PenzancePrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cornwall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).