Best Schools in St Agnes
Cornwall · 2 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Questions parents ask about schools in St Agnes
How many schools are there in St Agnes?
St Agnes has 2 open schools.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in St Agnes are rated Outstanding?
1 school in St Agnes was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: St Agnes Academy. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 2 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in St Agnes have the best SATs results?
Of the 2 primary schools in St Agnes with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Agnes Academy (79% in reading, 70% in maths); and Mithian School (75% in reading, 63% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
St Agnes AcademyMithian School
Source: DfE school performance data
Do schools in St Agnes have catchment areas?
Most state schools in St Agnes have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in St Agnes?
Apply to Cornwall through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.