St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Ofsted: Good
Score
F38
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Penzance, TR18 2AT
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
54
Capacity
3-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 8 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 42
- Boys
- 24 (57%)
- Girls
- 18 (43%)
- Capacity
- 54 (78% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 78.6%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.1%
- SEN Support
- 92.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 4.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £20,673/yr
School Information
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 95.2%
- White Irish: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.4%
95.2%
White British
2.4%
White Irish
2.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 139760
- UKPRN
- 10041825
- Establishment No.
- 1102
- Trust
- WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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