St Just Primary School

About St Just Primary School

Parents considering St Just Primary School will find a school that is clearly popular with local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 29 applications for just 18 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.61. All 18 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that while demand is strong, those who put it first are likely to be successful. ParentView data isn't available in this dataset, but the oversubscription figures alone indicate a school that local families actively choose. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 5 to 11, with 178 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, so there is some headroom. Headteacher Jon Hall leads a school that has held a Good rating from Ofsted since at least 2012, and its most recent ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed it remains Good.

Academically, St Just performs broadly in line with the local picture. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just below the Cornwall local authority average of 58%. The school's ranking within Cornwall places it at 127th out of 208 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half of the county. Looking at individual subjects, reading and writing both saw 76% of pupils meeting expectations, while maths was slightly lower at 68%. Higher-standard attainment was modest: 8% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, with reading at 20%, maths at 16% and writing at 16%. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 103 in maths, both close to the national benchmark of 100. The school's national percentile ranking of 67th suggests it sits just above the midpoint nationally.

For families, the school offers a solid range of facilities and support. There are playing fields, an outdoor playground, a sensory room, music rooms, art studios and a forest school, plus a chapel on site. Sports include swimming, tennis, cricket, football, netball, rounders and cross country, and clubs run for chess, art, choir, science and film. The school's SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This breadth suggests the school can support a range of additional needs. With 18.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is slightly above the national average for primary schools. St Just suits families who want a well-subscribed local primary with good facilities and a consistent Good rating, rather than one chasing top-tier academic results.

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