Academy converter · Cornwall

Sandy Hill Academy

3–11Ages
455Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136318URN

Sandy Hill, St Austell, PL25 3AT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingFeb 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

149 applications for 56 places · 16th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingFeb 2017

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

18 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
23 February 2017
Graded inspection: Outstanding

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Cornwall median (2.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

149 applications · 56 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 2.7; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.9; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 2.7; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 2.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 2.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 3.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 3.4; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 4.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 4.4; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 4.1; Cornwall median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 13 of 13 years.

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	56	149	2.7	53	0.95
Sep 2025	59	165	2.8	68	1.15
Sep 2024	60	172	2.9	69	1.15
Sep 2023	60	161	2.7	75	1.25
Sep 2022	60	166	2.8	81	1.35
Sep 2021	61	147	2.4	70	1.15
Sep 2020	58	168	2.9	56	0.97
Sep 2019	59	170	2.9	73	1.24
Sep 2018	58	179	3.1	59	1.02
Sep 2017	47	160	3.4	45	0.96
Sep 2016	35	153	4.4	55	1.57
Sep 2015	36	158	4.4	61	1.69
Sep 2014	36	148	4.1	68	1.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 80% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%43rd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	72%	7%	105	104
2023/24	71%	7%	106	105
2022/23	67%	11%	106	107

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

Sandy Hill AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Mount Charles School
0.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Carclaze Community Primary School
0.9 km · Cornwall

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School
1.0 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Charlestown Primary School
1.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Pondhu Primary School
2.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery
2.6 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
St Mewan Community Primary School
3.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good · improving2024

1.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Biscovey Academy
3.5 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

61%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136318 · 908/2448
Trust: Aspire Academy Trust
Capacity: 252 pupils · 455 on roll
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2010
Replaced: Sandy Hill Community Primary School (URN 111904)
Address: Sandy Hill, St Austell, PL25 3AT
Local authority: Cornwall

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