Community school · Cornwall

Gorran School

4–11Ages
91Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111882URN

Gorran, St Austell, PL26 6LH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

26 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Cornwall median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

26 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.0; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.1; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.6

This school
Cornwall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	26	2.0	13	1.00
Sep 2025	9	10	1.1	9	1.00
Sep 2024	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2023	10	14	1.4	10	1.00
Sep 2022	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2021	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2020	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2019	14	19	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2018	11	14	1.3	11	1.00
Sep 2017	12	22	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2016	12	15	1.3	10	0.83
Sep 2015	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2014	17	20	1.2	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 82% · Maths 94% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%15th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth41%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard47%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	29%	109	108
2023/24	56%	0%	104	101
2022/23	59%	6%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Gorran SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Mevagissey Community Primary School
4.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Tregony Community Primary School
7.8 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Veryan CofE School
8.6 km · Cornwall

2026

2.0applications per place
Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School
9.2 km · Cornwall

Serious weaknesses 2026

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Mewan Community Primary School
10.0 km · Cornwall

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Pondhu Primary School
10.0 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Mount Charles School
10.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Charlestown Primary School
11.2 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111882 · 908/2403
Capacity: 105 pupils · 91 on roll
Free school meals: 7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gorran, St Austell, PL26 6LH
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources