St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth
Mongleath Road, Falmouth, TR11 4PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Titheridge
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
- Sponsor
- Plymouth CAST
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 140775
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326314540
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Falmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 81% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 16% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 97% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 78% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth ranked 120th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.6% | 9.7% | 187 | — |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | 51% | 4.2% | 11.1% | 396 | 0.2 miles |
| Marlborough School | 70% | 4.5% | 10.3% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Falmouth Primary Academy | 69% | 5.9% | 45.8% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| King Charles Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 414 | 0.7 miles |
| Flushing School | 75% | 6% | 23% | 58 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.68%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 13.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
Marlborough School0.5 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
Falmouth Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
King Charles Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
Flushing School1.4 miles
Primary · Falmouth
Other schools in Falmouth
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Falmouth.
- Constantine Primary School Primary
- Falmouth Primary Academy Primary
- Flushing School Primary
- King Charles Church of England Primary School Primary
- Marlborough School Primary
- Mawnan CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Mylor Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- St Francis CofE Primary School Primary
- Falmouth School Secondary
- Falmouth University Universities
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Falmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth is Mrs Lucy Titheridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth has capacity for 218 pupils and 187 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Plymouth.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth part of an academy trust?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth ranked 120th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.