Academy converter · Cornwall

Roche Community Primary School

5–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142952URN

Fore Street, Roche, St Austell, PL26 8EP · 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

2.0per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

59 applications for 29 places · 54th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

59 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

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

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Roche Community Primary School (URN 111887), 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	29	59	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2025	29	49	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2024	30	58	1.9	37	1.23
Sep 2023	24	38	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2022	29	53	1.8	41	1.41
Sep 2021	30	43	1.4	36	1.20
Sep 2020	29	44	1.5	31	1.07
Sep 2019	29	45	1.6	34	1.17
Sep 2018	25	32	1.3	24	0.96
Sep 2017	30	54	1.8	38	1.27
Sep 2016 *	26	50	1.9	32	1.23
Sep 2015 *	30	52	1.7	39	1.30
Sep 2014 *	25	40	1.6	28	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 74% · Maths 55% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%143rd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	55%	3%	103	99
2023/24	43%	3%	104	102
2022/23	47%	7%	102	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

Roche Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Bugle School
3.1 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.3applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Whitemoor Academy
3.3 km · Cornwall

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Dennis Primary Academy
4.1 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Treverbyn Academy
4.4 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Nanpean Community Primary School
4.9 km · Cornwall

2026

2.5applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Wenn School
5.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Foxhole Learning Academy
5.8 km · Cornwall

Good2024

1.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery
6.1 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications 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: 142952 · 908/2410
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: Roche Community Primary School (URN 111887)
Address: Fore Street, Roche, St Austell, PL26 8EP
Local authority: Cornwall

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