Schools in St Austell

About schools in St Austell

Most of the 20 schools listed in St Austell are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

61%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 14 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

47.4

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools15

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bishop Bronescombe CofE School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Bugle School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  41%

  expected standard
• Carclaze Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Charlestown Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Gorran School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Mevagissey Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Mount Charles School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Nanpean Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Roche Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Sandy Hill Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 11

• St Dennis Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• St Mewan Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• St Stephen Churchtown Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Treverbyn Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  57%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Brannel School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  41.6

  Attainment 8
• Penrice Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  50.9

  Attainment 8
• Poltair School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  47.4

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Cornwall College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Restormel Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5 to 16

Common questions about schools in St Austell

How many schools are in St Austell?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in St Austell, including 15 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in St Austell?

Every school in St Austell is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in St Austell?

OfferDay ranks schools in St Austell where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.