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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 19 January 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 July 2013Graded inspection: 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 entry20 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2025 1.9; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2024 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.9
- 2023 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2022 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2021 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2020 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2019 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2018 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2017 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2016 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2015 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2014 1.3; 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 | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 19 | 25 | 1.3 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 20 | 30 | 1.5 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 19 | 34 | 1.8 | 17 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 20 | 32 | 1.6 | 21 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2018 | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 19 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2017 | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 | 26 | 38 | 1.5 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 19 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2014 | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 20 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cornwall median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 5% | 105 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 0% | 105 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 42% | 0% | 102 | 100 |
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
- St Merryn SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · CornwallGood20231.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · CornwallStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · CornwallGood20231.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 7.7 km · CornwallGood20232.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 7.9 km · CornwallRemains Good20221.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 10.8 km · CornwallGood20221.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 10.9 km · CornwallRemains Good20221.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 11.8 km · CornwallGood20231.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 137623 · 908/2515
- Capacity
- 130 pupils · 115 on roll
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2011
- Replaced
- St Merryn School (URN 111920)
- Address
- St Merryn, Padstow, PL28 8NP
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources