Academy sponsor led · Cornwall

St Dennis Primary Academy

2–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141198URN

Carne Hill, St Dennis, St Austell, PL26 8AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

34 applications for 21 places · 93rd of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 2 February 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Cornwall median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as St Dennis Community Primary School (URN 130928), the previous school.

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	21	34	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2025	19	26	1.4	18	0.95
Sep 2024	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2022	23	27	1.2	23	1.00
Sep 2021	21	23	1.1	21	1.00
Sep 2020	25	29	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2019	20	28	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2018	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2017	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2016	30	30	1.0	27	0.90
Sep 2015	23	25	1.1	23	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	33	1.1	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 80% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%83rd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	65%	5%	105	105
2023/24	48%	7%	103	102
2022/23	35%	0%	100	99

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 Dennis Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Whitemoor Academy
1.9 km · Cornwall

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Nanpean Community Primary School
2.3 km · Cornwall

2026

2.5applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Foxhole Learning Academy
3.4 km · Cornwall

Good2024

1.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Indian Queens Primary School
3.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Roche Community Primary School
4.1 km · Cornwall

Good2022

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Stephen Churchtown Academy
4.4 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Summercourt Academy
6.3 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Bugle School
6.5 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.3applications per place 41%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141198 · 908/2038
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 41.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: St Dennis Community Primary School (URN 130928)
Address: Carne Hill, St Dennis, St Austell, PL26 8AY
Local authority: Cornwall

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