Academy converter · Cornwall

Berrycoombe School

2–11Ages
197Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145757URN

Berrycoombe Vale, Bodmin, PL31 2PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Sep 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

33 applications for 15 places · 45th 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

Report card · inspected 9 September 2026Published 29 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 September 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
27 September 2022
Graded inspection: 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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

33 applications · 15 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.2; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Berrycoombe School (URN 111924), 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	15	33	2.2	14	0.93
Sep 2025	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2024	24	39	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2023	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2022	26	36	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2021	12	26	2.2	12	1.00
Sep 2020	30	46	1.5	29	0.97
Sep 2019	33	51	1.6	34	1.03
Sep 2018 *	34	57	1.7	37	1.09
Sep 2017 *	34	53	1.6	33	0.97
Sep 2016 *	29	43	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2015 *	24	45	1.9	23	0.96
Sep 2014 *	24	31	1.3	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 72% · Maths 62% → 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 standard62%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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	55%	0%	103	101
2023/24	54%	11%	105	103
2022/23	53%	6%	103	101

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

Berrycoombe SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin
0.3 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Beacon Academy
0.7 km · Cornwall

Improved significantly2025

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.5 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Callywith College
1.9 km · Cornwall

Not yet inspected
Nanstallon Community Primary School
2.4 km · Cornwall

2026

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

Good2022

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mabyn CofE School
6.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

4.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Cardinham School
6.4 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 69%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: 145757 · 908/2524
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Capacity: 226 pupils · 197 on roll
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2018
Replaced: Berrycoombe School (URN 111924)
Address: Berrycoombe Vale, Bodmin, PL31 2PH
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources