Academy converter · Cornwall

Charlestown Primary School

4–11Ages
372Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136760URN

Crinnis Road, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, PL25 3PB · 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

2.5per place

0.5 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

107 applications for 43 places · 24th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%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		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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Cornwall median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

107 applications · 43 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.5; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 2.4; 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	43	107	2.5	42	0.98
Sep 2025	46	104	2.3	36	0.78
Sep 2024	44	111	2.5	43	0.98
Sep 2023	55	102	1.9	54	0.98
Sep 2022	60	137	2.3	59	0.98
Sep 2021	43	106	2.5	41	0.95
Sep 2020	60	140	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2019	51	112	2.2	47	0.92
Sep 2018	45	106	2.4	40	0.89
Sep 2017	48	113	2.4	47	0.98
Sep 2016	54	109	2.0	32	0.59
Sep 2015	60	116	1.9	50	0.83
Sep 2014	38	91	2.4	27	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 76% · Maths 64% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%121st of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	59%	3%	105	103
2023/24	52%	3%	105	103
2022/23	48%	6%	103	101

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

Charlestown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School
1.2 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sandy Hill Academy
1.4 km · Cornwall

Remains Outstanding2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Biscovey Academy
2.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

61%met the SATs standard
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
2.5 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place
Pondhu Primary School
3.3 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136760 · 908/2449
Trust: Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 372 on roll
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2011
Replaced: Charlestown Primary School (URN 111905)
Address: Crinnis Road, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, PL25 3PB
Local authority: Cornwall

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