Academy converter · Cornwall

St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

2–11Ages
500Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139091URN

Athelstan Park, Bodmin, PL31 1DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 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

1.8per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

70 applications for 38 places · 66th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

70 applications · 38 places offered · 37 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 0 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	38	70	1.8	37	0.97
Sep 2025	66	106	1.6	66	1.00
Sep 2024	57	93	1.6	55	0.96
Sep 2023	44	61	1.4	41	0.93
Sep 2022	60	68	1.1	55	0.92
Sep 2021	67	85	1.3	67	1.00
Sep 2020	58	77	1.3	57	0.98
Sep 2019	73	95	1.3	69	0.95
Sep 2018	75	98	1.3	73	0.97
Sep 2017	90	120	1.3	81	0.90
Sep 2016	76	108	1.4	74	0.97
Sep 2015	77	112	1.5	72	0.94
Sep 2014	72	100	1.4	70	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 74% · Maths 71% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%100th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	62%	1%	106	103
2023/24	59%	4%	104	102
2022/23	52%	4%	105	102

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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Beacon Academy
0.8 km · Cornwall

Improved significantly2025

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Callywith College
1.1 km · Cornwall

Not yet inspected
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin
1.2 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Berrycoombe School
1.5 km · Cornwall

2026

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Nanstallon Community Primary School
3.7 km · Cornwall

2026

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lanivet Community Primary School
4.3 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Cardinham School
5.4 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Lostwithiel School
7.1 km · Cornwall

2026

1.4applications per place 68%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139091 · 908/3892
Trust: St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 630 pupils · 500 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 112036)
Address: Athelstan Park, Bodmin, PL31 1DS
Local authority: Cornwall

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