St Ives Junior School
The Burrows, St Ives, TR26 1DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ali Watts
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 111800
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01736796202
About this school
St Ives Junior School is a community primary school in St Ives. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 58 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 84% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 78% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Ives Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Ives Junior School compares
St Ives Junior School ranked 52nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.9% | 40.8% | 197 | — |
| St Ives Infant School | — | 5.5% | 20.9% | 132 | 0.0 miles |
| St Uny CofE Academy | 33% | 6.3% | 14% | 235 | 1.6 miles |
| Nancledra School | 77% | 4.8% | 12.8% | 94 | 2.4 miles |
| Penpol School | — | — | — | 429 | 3.5 miles |
| Bodriggy Academy | 51% | 5.7% | 37% | 325 | 3.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.83%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.94%
- Persistent absence
- 18.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Ives Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
St Uny CofE Academy1.6 miles
Primary · St Ives
-
Nancledra School2.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Penpol School3.5 miles
Primary · Hayle
-
Bodriggy Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Hayle
Other schools in St Ives
- St Ives Infant School Primary
- St Uny CofE Academy Primary
- St Ives School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Ives Junior School teach?
- St Ives Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in St Ives.
- Who is the headteacher of St Ives Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Ives Junior School is Mrs Ali Watts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Ives Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Ives Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Ives Junior School?
- St Ives Junior School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Ives Junior School full?
- St Ives Junior School has capacity for 280 pupils and 197 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Ives Junior School a faith school?
- No. St Ives Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Ives Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Ives Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Ives Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Ives Junior School rank locally?
- St Ives Junior School ranked 52nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Ives Junior School's absence rate?
- St Ives Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Ives Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ives Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.