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St Mewan Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

St Mewan Lane, St Austell PL26 7DP · st-mewan.cornwall.sch.uk · 0172674887

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Overview

Ofsted
Improving
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
441
98% of 450 places
Local authority
Cornwall
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
15.5%
First language not English
0.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 58 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 45 (Places 48)45September 2023: 52 (Places 54)52September 2024: 48 (Places 49)48September 2025: 45 (Places 47)45September 2026: 58 (Places 58)58Places 58
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202658581100%
September 2025Sept 202547451100%
September 2024Sept 202449481100%
September 2023Sept 202354521100%
September 2022Sept 202248450.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 52% (England 53%)52%2016/17: 85% (England 61%)85%2017/18: 58% (England 64%)58%2018/19: 62% (England 65%)62%2022/23: 79% (England 60%)79%2023/24: 62% (England 61%)62%2024/25: 60% (England 62%)60%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Mewan Community Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Improving
Inspected
14 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Mar 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
99%
Replies
87
19% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲99% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲98% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲95% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲97% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲61% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲94% agreeEngland 68%

based on 17 parents (20%) with SEND

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