St Agnes Academy

About St Agnes Academy

St Agnes Academy was rated Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a significant jump from its previous Good rating in 2010. The school now holds top marks for overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This places it among just eight primary schools in Cornwall to achieve Outstanding status. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 84 per cent. That is well above the Cornwall local authority average of 58 per cent and earns the school a ranking of 4th out of 208 primary schools in the county. Nationally, it sits in the top seven per cent of all primary schools for this measure.

Digging into the Key Stage 2 results from 2023/24, the school’s performance is strong across individual subjects. In reading, 90 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard and 59 per cent achieved the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 110. Maths saw 90 per cent at the expected level and 40 per cent at the higher level, with an average score of 107. Writing was slightly lower but still solid, with 86 per cent at the expected standard and 29 per cent at the higher level. The combined expected standard figure of 84 per cent is the school’s headline strength. While the data does not include progress scores, the attainment figures alone suggest a school where most children are working comfortably at or above age-related expectations. The school’s overall ranking score of 84 places it just behind the top three primaries in Cornwall, all of which scored 86 or above.

St Agnes Academy is a state primary for mixed genders aged 5 to 11, with a current roll of 374 pupils against a capacity of 444. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 86 applications for 52 places, with 49 first-preference offers made. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a forest school, sensory room, music rooms, sports hall, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, netball, cricket, swimming and dance, while clubs range from drama and choir to coding and chess. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. The nearest other Outstanding-rated primary is Mount Hawke Academy, 3.2 km away. This school will suit families who prioritise strong academic outcomes in a well-equipped setting with a wide extracurricular offer.

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