The Cathedral School of St Mary
Cecil Street, Plymouth, PL1 5HW
102 pupils · 86% of 119 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Free school meals
- 52%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 April 2025, published 9 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 10 | 21 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 12 | 12 | 31 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 15 | 40 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 28 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 20 | 34 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 10 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 10 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pilgrim Primary Academy 0.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stuart Road Primary Academy 0.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- High Street Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Stoke Damerel Primary Academy 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.