St Mary's Catholic Primary School, FalmouthMabe Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth and Mabe Community Primary School are primary schools.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mabe Community Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth was judged the expected standard and Mabe Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth and 59.0% for Mabe Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth (63.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Mabe Community Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FalmouthSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth | PenrynMabe Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure | 129th of 233 in Cornwall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 186 | 175 | |
| Capacity | 218 | 210 | |
| Location | Falmouth, TR11 4PW | Penryn, TR10 9HB | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 60.0% Stronger figure | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 186 | 175 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.7% | 19.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.9% | 5.1% | |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 16.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.3% | 1.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.6% Stronger figure | 4.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.4% | 9.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth
Mabe Community Primary School
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