Academy converter · Cornwall

Bishop Bronescombe CofE School

2–11Ages
267Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140465URN

84 Boscoppa Road, St Austell, PL25 3DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

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

56 applications for 31 places · 72nd of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 6 July 2022Ofsted'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

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) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 31 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.8; 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	31	56	1.8	30	0.97
Sep 2025	28	62	2.2	28	1.00
Sep 2024	26	41	1.6	24	0.92
Sep 2023	28	58	2.1	27	0.96
Sep 2022	28	42	1.5	26	0.93
Sep 2021	28	49	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2020	43	69	1.6	43	1.00
Sep 2019	41	84	2.1	39	0.95
Sep 2018	44	86	2.0	49	1.11
Sep 2017	45	87	1.9	47	1.04
Sep 2016	44	93	2.1	46	1.05
Sep 2015	45	89	2.0	40	0.89
Sep 2014	43	78	1.8	42	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 81% · Maths 65% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%126th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	58%	0%	104	101
2023/24	60%	2%	106	103
2022/23	65%	2%	104	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

Bishop Bronescombe CofE SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

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

Remains Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Charlestown Primary School
1.2 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Carclaze Community Primary School
1.2 km · Cornwall

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mount Charles School
1.6 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery
2.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Biscovey Academy
2.6 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2024

1.3applications per place
Pondhu Primary School
3.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%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: 140465 · 908/3392
Trust: The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 267 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: Bishop Bronescombe CofE VA School (URN 112005)
Address: 84 Boscoppa Road, St Austell, PL25 3DT
Local authority: Cornwall

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