The Cathedral School of St Mary

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Sutton and DevonportConstituency

PL1 5HWPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Cathedral School of St Mary is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Plymouth, South West.

It currently serves 102 pupils. The Cathedral School of St Mary is part of PLYMOUTH CAST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

45%

Asian

Black

36%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

102

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 102
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PLYMOUTH CAST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
12 Jan 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
12 Jan 2010	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.