This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 20 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 18 October 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Pondhu Primary School, URN 111984
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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 entry38 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2025 1.5; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2024 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.9
- 2023 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2022 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2021 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 1.1; 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 Pondhu Primary School (URN 111984), 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 | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2024 | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 21 | 31 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 26 | 41 | 1.6 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 35 | 60 | 1.7 | 35 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 21 | 33 | 1.6 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 29 | 60 | 2.1 | 33 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 50 | 1.7 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2015 * | 43 | 47 | 1.1 | 37 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 45 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.03 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 58% · Writing 53% · Maths 63% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cornwall median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 47% | 0% | 102 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 6% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 7% | 105 | 104 |
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
- Pondhu Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · CornwallRemains Good · improving20241.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · CornwallRemains Outstanding20232.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · Cornwall20262.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · CornwallGood20221.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place
- 5.2 km · CornwallGood20232.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148106 · 908/2748
- Capacity
- 240 pupils · 187 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2020
- Replaced
- Pondhu Primary School (URN 111984)
- Address
- Penwinnick Road, St. Austell, PL25 5DS
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources