St Day and Carharrack Community School

About St Day and Carharrack Community School

St Day and Carharrack Community School is a small state primary in Cornwall, led by headteacher Susannah Storey, that sits within the top 25 per cent of schools nationally based on its Key Stage 2 results. In the local authority, it ranks 32nd out of 208 primary schools, placing it among the stronger performers in the county. Its closest peers in the rankings include Calstock Community Primary School, Landewednack Community Primary School, and St Buryan Primary School, all of which score higher on the same metric. The school is heavily oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 19 applications for just 10 places and all first-preference families receiving an offer, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.9. With only 107 pupils against a capacity of 210, the school is running well below its maximum size, which may reflect its rural location in Cornwall rather than a lack of demand. Over a third of pupils (39.3 per cent) are eligible for free school meals, a figure well above the national average.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 judged it as Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2017, when it was rated Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 74 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Cornwall local authority average of 58 per cent. Reading scores were particularly strong, with an average scaled score of 107 and 89 per cent reaching the expected level. Maths followed closely with an average score of 105 and 81 per cent at expected. At the higher standard, 33 per cent of pupils achieved in reading and 26 per cent in maths, though only 4 per cent reached the higher benchmark across all three subjects. Progress measures were not available in the data.

The school offers a range of facilities including an art studio, forest school, ICT suite, sensory room and chapel, and runs clubs such as film, book, eco, coding, science and art. Sports provision covers netball, football, cricket, swimming, tennis and cross country. SEND support is available for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs, though the Parent View data shows no responses from parents of SEND children, making it difficult to assess that provision. Parent feedback from 30 respondents was overwhelmingly positive: 93 per cent agreed or strongly agreed their child is happy, and 93 per cent said their child does well. The school is oversubscribed, so early application is advisable. It suits families looking for a small, improving village primary with strong academic outcomes and a wide range of extracurricular activities.

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