Voluntary aided school · Cornwall

Mawnan CofE VA Primary School

4–11Ages
144Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112002URN

Shute Hill, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, TR11 5HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

44 applications for 16 places · 14th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

22 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
20 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Cornwall median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

44 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.9; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.4; 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	16	44	2.8	16	1.00
Sep 2025	17	50	2.9	36	2.12
Sep 2024	23	49	2.1	29	1.26
Sep 2023	20	32	1.6	22	1.10
Sep 2022	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2021	18	41	2.3	18	1.00
Sep 2020	18	28	1.6	21	1.17
Sep 2019	20	34	1.7	21	1.05
Sep 2018	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2017	16	20	1.3	14	0.88
Sep 2016	12	18	1.5	11	0.92
Sep 2015	17	29	1.7	20	1.18
Sep 2014	15	21	1.4	18	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 78% · Maths 89% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%22nd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	78%	11%	109	107
2023/24	67%	24%	112	112
2022/23	80%	20%	111	109

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

Mawnan CofE VA Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Manaccan Primary School
3.7 km · Cornwall

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
St Francis CofE Primary School
4.2 km · Cornwall

2026

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Marlborough School
4.3 km · Cornwall

2026

3.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth
4.3 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
King Charles Church of England Primary School
4.6 km · Cornwall

2026

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Constantine Primary School
5.1 km · Cornwall

Good2024

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Falmouth Primary Academy
5.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Mabe Community Primary School
6.2 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112002 · 908/3385
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 119 pupils · 144 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Shute Hill, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, TR11 5HQ
Local authority: Cornwall

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