- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
16 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 144
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Primary schools in Cornwall
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- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
26 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 166
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 94
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 241
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average.
12 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 99
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results close to the Cornwall average.
59 first choices, 61 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.6%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 386
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average.
11 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1192%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 94
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
53 first choices, 56 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 455
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Cornwall average.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average.
3 first choices, 3 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 41
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.3
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results close to the Cornwall average, low absence.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1160%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 105
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average.
28 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 209
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
23 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results below the Cornwall average, low absence.
9 first choices, 9 offers made
Met the standard at 1156%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 81
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Cornwall average.
28 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.4%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 165
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
19 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 128
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
21 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 114
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Saltash, PL12 5EA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Cornwall average, low absence.
32 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 202
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Cornwall average, low absence.
6 first choices, 8 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 73
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average.
13 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 171
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Cornwall average.
12 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 81
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Cornwall average.
51 first choices, 57 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.7%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 414
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Cornwall average.
13 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Cornwall 5.3%
- Pupils
- 100
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results below the Cornwall average, low absence.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Cornwall 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 100
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.0
- Primary schools259including 12 special
- Met the standard at 1160.0%
- Good or Outstanding93%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools50 of 2594 Catholic, 43 Church of England
- With a nursery class127take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals22.1%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Cornwall's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Cornwall
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 96 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 4 of 163
- Good: 148 of 163
- Requires improvement: 11 of 163
- Inadequate: 0 of 163
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Cornwall
Some are faith schools.
50 of the 259 primary schools in Cornwall have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
127 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Cornwall, explained
There are 259 primary schools in Cornwall, teaching 42,258 children. 43 are run by the council and 204 are academies or free schools. Among them are 12 special and 12 independent schools.
93% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 4 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
60.0% of pupils in Cornwall met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
22.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,253 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Truro8 primary schools
- Camborne7 primary schools
- Penzance7 primary schools
- Newquay6 primary schools
- Redruth6 primary schools
- St Austell6 primary schools
- Bodmin5 primary schools
- Falmouth5 primary schools
- Saltash5 primary schools
- Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel4 primary schools
- Launceston4 primary schools
- Liskeard4 primary schools
- Hayle3 primary schools
- Helston3 primary schools
- St Blazey3 primary schools
- Penryn2 primary schools
- Torpoint2 primary schools
- Pool1 school
Other schools in Cornwall
All schools in Cornwall
Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Cornwall?
There are 259 primary schools in Cornwall, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Cornwall?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Cornwall on Eduscope are Mawnan CofE VA Primary School, Lostwithiel School and Antony Church of England School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Cornwall?
Cornwall has 4 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 148 are rated Good, meaning 93% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Cornwall ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Cornwall perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Cornwall, 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Cornwall primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Cornwall is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Cornwall?
When choosing a primary school in Cornwall, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 259 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.