Padstow School
Grenville Road, Padstow, PL28 8EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Kim Joyce
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 157
- URN
- 137183
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01841532510
About this school
Padstow School is a primary academy in Padstow. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 157 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Padstow School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
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 | 18 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 56% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 67% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 61% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Padstow 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 | 59% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Padstow School compares
Padstow School ranked 58th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 6.1% | 35.6% | 157 | — |
| St Issey Church of England Primary School | 86% | 6% | 20% | 124 | 2.2 miles |
| St Merryn School | 74% | 5.7% | 9.3% | 115 | 2.4 miles |
| St Minver School | 62% | 4.4% | 13.9% | 175 | 2.5 miles |
| Trevisker Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 129 | 4.3 miles |
| St Breock Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 24.3% | 203 | 4.7 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)
- 35.61%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.07%
- Persistent absence
- 13.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Issey Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wadebridge
-
St Merryn School2.4 miles
Primary · Padstow
-
St Minver School2.5 miles
Primary · Wadebridge
-
Trevisker Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Wadebridge
-
St Breock Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Wadebridge
Other schools in Padstow
- St Merryn School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Padstow School teach?
- Padstow School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Padstow.
- Who is the head of school of Padstow School?
- The head of school of Padstow School is Mrs Kim Joyce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Padstow School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Padstow 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 Padstow School?
- Padstow School has 157 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Padstow School full?
- Padstow School has capacity for 234 pupils and 157 on roll (67%), 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 Padstow School a faith school?
- No. Padstow School has no designated religious character.
- Does Padstow School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Padstow School as having nursery classes.
- Is Padstow School part of an academy trust?
- Padstow School is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Padstow School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Padstow School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Padstow School ranked 58th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Padstow School's absence rate?
- Padstow School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Padstow School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Padstow 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 1 July 2026.