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St Ives Infant School

Cornwall, TR26 1DHPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
22 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Ives Infant School

St Ives Infant School is a state primary in Cornwall that currently educates 146 children aged 3 to 7, well below its official capacity of 206. That spare space might suggest a relaxed local market, but the admissions data tells a different story. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 49 applications for just 27 places, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 1. 81 applicants per place. Only 22 of those applicants listed it as their first preference, and all 22 were offered a spot. The school’s free school meal rate sits at 21. 2%, which is notably higher than the national primary average of around 23%, placing it in a broadly typical bracket for a coastal community. With a nursery provision on site, the school feeds children into the infant phase from age three, and the high demand relative to capacity suggests that local families see it as a strong option despite the overall surplus of places in the building.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressTrenwith Burrows, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1DH
HeadteacherRichard Wigham
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils146
Free School Meals (FSM)21.2%
School Capacity146 / 206 (71% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Feb 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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St Ives Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.