Academy converter · Cornwall

Padstow School

2–11Ages
157Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137183URN

Grenville Road, Padstow, PL28 8EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

24 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 19 September 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Cornwall median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.9; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.2; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.7; 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	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2025	19	23	1.2	15	0.79
Sep 2024	8	20	2.5	8	1.00
Sep 2023	17	19	1.1	15	0.88
Sep 2022	17	24	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2021	20	26	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2020	20	31	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2019	19	26	1.4	18	0.95
Sep 2018	27	32	1.2	25	0.93
Sep 2017	20	26	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2016	24	32	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2015	23	26	1.1	23	1.00
Sep 2014	12	20	1.7	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 74% · Maths 87% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%55th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	70%	13%	108	107
2023/24	56%	0%	104	101
2022/23	59%	0%	105	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

Padstow SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Issey Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Merryn School
3.9 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Minver School
4.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Trevisker Primary School
6.9 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Breock Primary School
7.7 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Wadebridge Primary Academy
8.4 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School
9.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Port Isaac Academy
10.4 km · Cornwall

Special measures 2026

1.4applications 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: 137183 · 908/2511
Trust: Aspire Academy Trust
Capacity: 234 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals: 38.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Padstow School (URN 111918)
Address: Grenville Road, Padstow, PL28 8EX
Local authority: Cornwall

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