Bosvigo School

About Bosvigo School

Bosvigo School sits within Cornwall’s primary landscape as a state-funded, mixed-gender school for children aged 4 to 11. In the local authority’s rankings, it places 125th out of 208 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half of the county. The top-performing peers nearby include Calstock Community Primary School, Landewednack Community Primary School, and St Buryan Primary School, all of which score notably higher on the same ranking metric. Bosvigo’s ranking score of 56 places it well behind these three, though it is worth noting that the school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 126 applications for 45 places, with 44 first-preference offers made from 46 first-preference applications. That level of demand suggests local families see something worthwhile here, even if the raw ranking doesn’t put it among the county’s elite. The school’s capacity is 315, and it currently has 326 pupils on roll, so it is running slightly above its official capacity.

Academically, Bosvigo’s most recent Key Stage 2 results, from the 2023/24 academic year, show 56% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. That is just below the Cornwall local authority average of 58%. The school’s reading and maths average scores both sit at 104, which is in line with national expectations. A smaller proportion of pupils reach the higher standard: 6% across all three subjects, with 21% achieving higher in reading, 19% in writing, and 15% in maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to starting points. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in 2022, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management also Good. The early years provision was judged Outstanding, a notable strength. The previous graded inspection in 2011 also rated the school Good, and an ungraded visit in 2022 confirmed it remains Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, music rooms, sensory room, and a chapel, plus an outdoor playground and dining hall. Sports on offer include cross country, football, cricket, athletics, and rounders, while clubs extend to science, gardening, coding, and eco club. For children with additional needs, Bosvigo provides support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form, and it is not a boarding school. Given its oversubscription rate of 2.8 applicants per place, families applying here should be prepared for competition. This is a school that suits families who value a Good-rated, community-focused primary with strong early years provision and a broad set of extracurricular activities, even if its headline academic results sit slightly below the local average.

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