How many schools does Cornwall have?

OfferDay lists 299 schools in Cornwall, including 237 primary schools and 31 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Cornwall?

Every school in Cornwall is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Cornwall ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Cornwall does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Cornwall local authority?

OfferDay groups the Cornwall schools across 39 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Cornwall local authority

Cornwall has 299 schools listed on OfferDay across 39 towns.

2 nursery schools · 237 primary schools · 31 secondary schools · 3 sixth forms and colleges · 19 special and alternative provision schools · 6 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Cornwall

Cornwall lists 299 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 31 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at three sixth forms and colleges.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 61%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 212 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 45.2; average Attainment 8 score, across the 34 schools with published results

Top schools in Cornwall

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Trythall Community Primary School 100%
2 Millbrook CofE Primary School 95%
3 Mousehole School 92%
4 Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy 91%
5 Egloskerry Primary School 91%
6 Crowan Primary School 90%
7 St Levan Primary School 88%
8 Halwin School 86%

Secondary

1 Richard Lander School 51.0
2 Penrice Academy 50.9
3 Camborne Science and International Academy 49.7
4 Penryn College 49.2
5 Penair School 49.1
6 Newquay Tretherras 48.4
7 Falmouth School 48.3
8 The Roseland Academy 48.3

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Cornwall.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Pelynt Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

70%

expected standard
St Dominic CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

86%

expected standard
St Winnow CofE School
Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

64%

expected standard
Red Moor School
Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 18
Taliesin Education Ltd
Other independent special school · Ages 7 to 16 · Boys
The Lowen School
Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 18
Truro School
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 20

Common questions about schools in Cornwall

How many schools does Cornwall have?: OfferDay lists 299 schools in Cornwall, including 237 primary schools and 31 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Cornwall?: Every school in Cornwall is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Cornwall ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Cornwall does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Cornwall local authority?: OfferDay groups the Cornwall schools across 39 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.