St Agnes Academy
Trelawney Road, St Agnes, TR5 0LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jess Mills
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 444
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 142242
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01872552648
About this school
St Agnes Academy is a primary academy in St Agnes. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 386 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Agnes Academy, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 54 | 63 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 84% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 19% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 90% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 90% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 84% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Agnes Academy 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 | 84% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 363 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Agnes Academy compares
St Agnes Academy ranked 105th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.6% | 12.3% | 386 | — |
| Mithian School | 63% | 4% | 5.9% | 73 | 1.3 miles |
| Mount Hawke Academy | 76% | 4.2% | 8.5% | 241 | 2.0 miles |
| Blackwater Community Primary School | 75% | 3.8% | 12.8% | 128 | 3.0 miles |
| Perranporth Community Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 207 | 3.3 miles |
| Chacewater Community Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 203 | 4.5 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)
- 12.3%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 9.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mithian School1.3 miles
Primary · St Agnes
-
Mount Hawke Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Blackwater Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Perranporth Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Perranporth
-
Chacewater Community Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Truro
Other schools in St Agnes
- Mithian School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Agnes Academy teach?
- St Agnes Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in St Agnes.
- Who is the headteacher of St Agnes Academy?
- The headteacher of St Agnes Academy is Mrs Jess Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Agnes Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Agnes Academy, 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 Agnes Academy?
- St Agnes Academy has 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Agnes Academy full?
- St Agnes Academy has capacity for 444 pupils and 386 on roll (87%), 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 Agnes Academy a faith school?
- No. St Agnes Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does St Agnes Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Agnes Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Agnes Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Agnes Academy 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 Agnes Academy'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 62% 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 Agnes Academy compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- St Agnes Academy ranked 105th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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 Agnes Academy's absence rate?
- St Agnes Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Agnes Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Agnes Academy'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 2 July 2026.