The Cathedral School of St Mary
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.41 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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The Cathedral School of St Mary is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Cathedral School of St Mary catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.41 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 1.41 miles, the 33rd shortest of the 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 1.43 miles).
- Reception 2026 saw 10 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- There are 15.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
- In 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Plymouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cecil Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 5HW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “The Cathedral School of St Mary provides a warm welcome to pupils with diverse backgrounds.”
- “Pupils say this is one of the best things about the school.”
- “The mutual respect they have for one another is clear.”
To improve
- “Pupils in these circumstances may speak English as an additional language and struggle to be ready for national examinations at the end of key stage 2.”
- “Nonetheless, there remains work to do to develop these approaches in some of the subjects of the wider curriculum.”
- “Occasionally, the work given to pupils is not well matched to their different starting points because these have not been identified clearly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Plymouth.
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Pilgrim Primary Academy 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stuart Road Primary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- High Street Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mount Street Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's CofE Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published