St Day and Carharrack Community School
School Hill, Burnwithian, Redruth, TR16 5LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Redruth Learning Group Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Susannah Storey
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 111840
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209820456
About this school
St Day and Carharrack Community School is a foundation primary school in Redruth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Day and Carharrack Community School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 27 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 74% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 89% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 81% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 85% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Day and Carharrack Community 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 | 66% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 132 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Day and Carharrack Community School compares
St Day and Carharrack Community School ranked 45th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.6% | 39.3% | 102 | — |
| Lanner Primary School | 83% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 209 | 1.6 miles |
| Chacewater Community Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 203 | 1.8 miles |
| Treleigh Community Primary School | 52% | 4.4% | 25.4% | 314 | 1.8 miles |
| Pennoweth Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 40.2% | 348 | 1.9 miles |
| Trewirgie Junior School | 44% | 5.5% | 31.2% | 345 | 2.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report14 January 2025
- 1 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.25%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 10.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lanner Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Chacewater Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Treleigh Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Pennoweth Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Trewirgie Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Redruth
Other schools in Redruth
St Day and Carharrack Community School ranks 4th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redruth.
- Illogan School Primary
- Lanner Primary School Primary
- Pencoys Primary School Primary
- Pennoweth Primary School Primary
- Portreath Community Primary School Primary
- Treleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Treloweth Community Primary School Primary
- Trewirgie Infants' School Primary
- Trewirgie Junior School Primary
- Pool Academy Secondary
- Redruth School Secondary
- Cardrew Court School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Day and Carharrack Community School teach?
- St Day and Carharrack Community School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Redruth.
- Who is the headteacher of St Day and Carharrack Community School?
- The headteacher of St Day and Carharrack Community School is Ms Susannah Storey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Day and Carharrack Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Day and Carharrack Community 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 many pupils are at St Day and Carharrack Community School?
- St Day and Carharrack Community School has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Day and Carharrack Community School full?
- St Day and Carharrack Community School has capacity for 210 pupils and 102 on roll (49%), 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 Day and Carharrack Community School a faith school?
- No. St Day and Carharrack Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Day and Carharrack Community School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Day and Carharrack Community School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Day and Carharrack Community School part of an academy trust?
- St Day and Carharrack Community School is part of The Redruth Learning Group Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Day and Carharrack Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 72% 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 Day and Carharrack Community School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- St Day and Carharrack Community School ranked 45th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 Day and Carharrack Community School's absence rate?
- St Day and Carharrack Community School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Day and Carharrack Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Day and Carharrack Community 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.