St Merryn School
St Merryn, Padstow, PL28 8NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kyja King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 137623
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01841520683
About this school
St Merryn School is a primary academy in Padstow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 115 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 16 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 75% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 81% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Merryn 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 | 42% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 131 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Merryn School compares
St Merryn School ranked 39th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.7% | 9.3% | 115 | — |
| Padstow School | 70% | 6.1% | 35.6% | 157 | 2.4 miles |
| Trevisker Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 129 | 3.2 miles |
| St Issey Church of England Primary School | 86% | 6% | 20% | 124 | 3.5 miles |
| Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School | 44% | 5.1% | 13.2% | 102 | 4.8 miles |
| St Minver School | 62% | 4.4% | 13.9% | 175 | 4.9 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)
- 9.32%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Padstow School2.4 miles
Primary · Padstow
-
Trevisker Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Wadebridge
-
St Issey Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Wadebridge
-
Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
St Minver School4.9 miles
Primary · Wadebridge
Other schools in Padstow
- Padstow School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Merryn School teach?
- St Merryn School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Padstow.
- Who is the headteacher of St Merryn School?
- The headteacher of St Merryn School is Mrs Kyja King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Merryn School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Merryn 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 Merryn School?
- St Merryn School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Merryn School full?
- St Merryn School has capacity for 130 pupils and 115 on roll (88%), 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 Merryn School a faith school?
- No. St Merryn School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Merryn School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Merryn School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Merryn School?
- St Merryn School is part of KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Merryn School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 74% 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 Merryn School rank locally?
- St Merryn School ranked 39th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% 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 Merryn School's absence rate?
- St Merryn School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Merryn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Merryn 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.