Mevagissey Community Primary School
Old Road, Trewinney, St Austell, PL26 6TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Benjamin Ringrose
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 164
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 141709
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726843522
About this school
Mevagissey Community Primary School is a primary academy in St Austell. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mevagissey Community Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 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 | 23 | 27 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 56% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 15% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 81% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 52% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Mevagissey Community Primary 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 | 65% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 155 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mevagissey Community Primary School compares
Mevagissey Community Primary School ranked 17th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.7% | 11.5% | 160 | — |
| Gorran School | 82% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 91 | 2.6 miles |
| Pondhu Primary School | 47% | 5.1% | 50.3% | 187 | 3.8 miles |
| St Mewan Community Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 441 | 3.9 miles |
| Mount Charles School | 62% | 4.3% | 37.9% | 333 | 4.1 miles |
| Charlestown Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 372 | 4.3 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)
- 11.45%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.65%
- Persistent absence
- 6.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gorran School2.6 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Pondhu Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · St. Austell
-
St Mewan Community Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Mount Charles School4.1 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Charlestown Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · St Austell
Other schools in St Austell
Mevagissey Community Primary School ranks 2nd of the 14 ranked primary schools in St Austell.
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School Primary
- Bugle School Primary
- Carclaze Community Primary School Primary
- Charlestown Primary School Primary
- Gorran School Primary
- Mount Charles School Primary
- Nanpean Community Primary School Primary
- Roche Community Primary School Primary
- Sandy Hill Academy Primary
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery Primary
- St Dennis Primary Academy Primary
- St Mewan Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mevagissey Community Primary School teach?
- Mevagissey Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in St Austell.
- Who is the headteacher of Mevagissey Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mevagissey Community Primary School is Mr Benjamin Ringrose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mevagissey Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mevagissey Community Primary 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 Mevagissey Community Primary School?
- Mevagissey Community Primary School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Mevagissey Community Primary School full?
- Mevagissey Community Primary School has capacity for 164 pupils and 160 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mevagissey Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mevagissey Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mevagissey Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mevagissey Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Mevagissey Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mevagissey Community Primary School is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mevagissey Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mevagissey Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Mevagissey Community Primary School ranked 17th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mevagissey Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Mevagissey Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mevagissey Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mevagissey Community Primary 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.