Antony Church of England School

About Antony Church of England School

Antony Church of England School has been rated Good across the board in its most recent Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The school’s strongest academic indicator comes from its Key Stage 2 results, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well above the Cornwall local authority average of 58%, placing the school in the top 25% nationally and 28th out of 208 primary schools in the county. Reading is a particular strength: 88% of pupils reached the expected standard and 63% achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 110. Maths also performed strongly, with 88% at the expected level and an average score of 106. The school’s progress scores are not available, but the attainment data alone tells a clear story of a small primary punching above the local average.

Ofsted’s inspection in 2021 awarded Good grades for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, as well as for early years provision. The school’s parent view results, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, are overwhelmingly positive: 100% of the 15 respondents would recommend the school, and 87% strongly agreed that their child is happy and feels safe. Every parent who expressed a view agreed that the school has high expectations for their child and that their child does well. The school supports a range of SEND needs, including moderate learning difficulty, speech and language communication, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder, though the parent view data on SEND support was not answered by any respondents.

Antony Church of England School is a small village primary with 91 pupils against a capacity of 112, and it is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 24 applications for 11 places, with all 11 first-preference applicants offered a spot. The school has a Church of England religious character and offers a nursery provision for children from age three. Facilities include a sensory room, library, art studios, gymnasium and chapel. Clubs range from art and choir to science, eco, drama and coding, while sports on offer include football, cross country, dance and cricket. With its strong academic outcomes, high parental satisfaction and clear improvement trajectory, this school is well suited to families in the Cornwall area who value a close-knit, faith-based primary with a proven record of attainment above the local norm.

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