Cornwall schools and admissions data

Cornwall Council has 258 primary schools and 56 secondary schools. 4% of Cornwall's schools are private schools. 25 state schools in Cornwall follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 255 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Cornwall

  1. Outstanding 30
  2. Good 198
  3. Requires Improvement 32
  4. Inadequate 10

Most popular state schools
in Cornwall in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St Mary's CofE School, Truro

    Voluntary controlled school • Truro

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Upton Cross Academy

    Academy converter • Liskeard

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Marlborough School

    Community school • Falmouth

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Garras Community Primary School

    Academy converter • Mawgan, Helston

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Nancledra School

    Academy converter • Penzance

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Treleigh Community Primary School

    Foundation school • Redruth

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    St Breock Primary School

    Academy converter • Wadebridge

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Penponds School

    Academy converter • Camborne

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Mylor Community Primary School

    Community school • Mylor Bridge, Falmouth

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Penpol School

    Community school • Hayle

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Stratton Primary School

    Foundation school • Stratton, Bude

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Trevithick Learning Academy

    Academy converter • Camborne

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    St Neot Community Primary School

    Community school • St Neot, Liskeard

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    Summercourt Academy

    Academy converter • Summercourt, Newquay

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Dobwalls Community Primary School

    Academy converter • Dobwalls, Liskeard

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Nanstallon Community Primary School

    Foundation school • Bodmin

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    St Issey Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • St Issey, Wadebridge

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Gwinear Community Primary School

    Foundation school • Gwinear, Hayle

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Mawnan CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Mawnan Smith, Falmouth

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Treverbyn Academy

    Academy sponsor led • St Austell

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Newquay Tretherras

    Academy converter • Newquay

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Penrice Academy

    Academy converter • St Austell

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    The Roseland Academy

    Academy converter • Truro

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Redruth School

    Foundation school • Redruth

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Penryn College

    Academy converter • Penryn

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Richard Lander School

    Community school • Truro

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Budehaven Community School

    Foundation school • Bude

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Humphry Davy School

    Foundation school • Penzance

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Bodmin College

    Academy converter • Bodmin

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Mounts Bay Academy

    Academy converter • Heamoor, Penzance

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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