# The Cathedral School of St Mary

The Cathedral School of St Mary is a primary school in Plymouth, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 102 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140785. [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 102
- Council: Plymouth
- URN: 140785

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 29 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at The Cathedral School of St Mary met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Plymouth and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Plymouth | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e148403): 290 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pilgrim Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilgrim-primary-academy-e144188): 350 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chapel Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-bridge-school-e149593): 390 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Millbay Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millbay-academy-e147905): 540 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stuart Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stuart-road-primary-academy-e144844): 570 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cof-e-va-primary-school-e113417): 670 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140785)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140785)

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