The Cathedral School of St Mary
About the school
The Cathedral School of St Mary is an open primary school in Plymouth.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 29 April 2025
- Published
- 9 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 47%
- Plymouth
- 65%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Plymouth
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Plymouth
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Plymouth
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 47%
- Plymouth
- 75%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 60%
- Plymouth
- 72%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 7%
- Plymouth
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Plymouth
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Plymouth
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 98
- Plymouth
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Plymouth
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
108
Girls
46.30%
Boys
53.70%
SEN support
12.04%
Education, health and care plan
5.56%
English as an additional language
37.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
50.93%
Overall absence
6.1
Persistent absence
23.85