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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Mongleath Road, Falmouth TR11 4PW · st-marys-fal.cornwall.sch.uk · 01326 314540
On the mapSearch near TR11 4PW
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 187
- 86% of 218 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Plymouth Cast
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 11 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth on 8 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2020Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jun 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (60 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 60
- 32% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (20%) with SEND