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The Cathedral School of St Mary

Cecil Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 5HW

Local ranking59th of 69 primary schools in Plymouth
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

119

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
47.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
60.0%
Writing (Expected)
60.0%
Maths (Expected)
47.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
60.0%
Reading avg scaled score
100.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
100.0
Cohort Size
15

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
108
Boys
58 (54%)
Girls
50 (46%)
Capacity
119 (91% full)
SEND
17.6%
FSM Eligible
50.9%
EAL
37.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.6%
SEN Support
12.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
5.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,519/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
23.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 35.2%
  • Black African: 31.5%
  • White Other: 6.5%
  • Other: 6.5%
  • Asian Indian: 5.6%
  • Mixed Other: 4.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%

35.2%

White British

31.5%

Black African

6.5%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
140785
UKPRN
10045609
Establishment No.
3763
Trust
PLYMOUTH CAST