Schools in Cornwall
279 state-funded schools, 72,708 pupils. 90.6% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Cornwall?
Cornwall has 279 state-funded schools teaching 72,708 pupils. 235 primary, 31 secondary, 6 alternative provision.
What percentage of schools in Cornwall are Good or Outstanding?
90.6% of the 277 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Cornwall are rated Good or Outstanding: 11 Outstanding and 240 Good. 21 require improvement and 5 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Cornwall are rated Outstanding?
11 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Cornwall: Penrice Academy, The Roseland Academy, Sandy Hill Academy, St Agnes Academy, Trenance Learning Academy, Mount Hawke Academy, and 5 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Penrice AcademySecondary1,422Outstanding 2025
- The Roseland AcademySecondary662Outstanding 2024
- Sandy Hill AcademyPrimary459Outstanding 2023
- St Agnes AcademyPrimary374Outstanding 2024
- Trenance Learning AcademyPrimary327Outstanding 2023
- Mount Hawke AcademyPrimary259Outstanding 2024
- Curnow SchoolSpecial112Outstanding 2013
- Newquay Primary AcademyPrimary97Outstanding 2024
- Truro Nursery SchoolNursery89Outstanding 2023
- Camborne Nursery SchoolNursery54Outstanding 2012
- Community & Hospital Education Service Ap AcademyAlternative provision9Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 235 | 234 | 90.2% |
| Secondary | 31 | 31 | 93.5% |
| Alternative provision | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Special | 5 | 4 | 75% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Every school in Cornwall
Showing 20 of 279 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camborne Science and International Academy | Secondary | 1,783 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newquay Tretherras | Secondary | 1,653 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Richard Lander School | Secondary | 1,525 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Redruth School | Secondary | 1,465 | Good2018 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bodmin College | Secondary | 1,438 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Penrice Academy | Secondary | 1,422 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Helston Community College | Secondary | 1,326 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Launceston College | Secondary | 1,280 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Penair School | Secondary | 1,239 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Penryn College | Secondary | 1,153 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saltash Community School | Secondary | 1,149 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Liskeard School and Community College | Secondary | 1,148 | Good2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Budehaven Community School | Secondary | 1,140 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wadebridge School | Secondary | 1,050 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mounts Bay Academy | Secondary | 975 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brannel School | Secondary | 931 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Falmouth School | Secondary | 893 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Poltair School | Secondary | 877 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Callington Community College | Secondary | 862 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Treviglas Academy | Secondary | 860 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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