Millbrook CofE Primary School, Torpoint
Millbrook CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Torpoint, part of St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 5 schools in Torpoint with published results, and 227th of 14,452 across England. It was 84% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Millbrook CofE Primary School in detail
Millbrook CofE Primary School in its own words
The school day runs from 8:45am to 3:15pm.
The school day (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Millbrook CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 71% in reading and 43% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Millbrook CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Millbrook CofE Primary School as their first choice and 23 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Millbrook CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Millbrook CofE Primary School are Fourlanesend Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 82% maths); Carbeile Junior School (2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 69% maths); Antony Church of England School (2 miles, Good, 91% reading, 82% maths); and Torpoint Nursery and Infant School (2 miles, Outstanding).
Millbrook CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Fourlanesend Community Primary SchoolCarbeile Junior SchoolAntony Church of England SchoolTorpoint Nursery and Infant School
The trust
Millbrook CofE Primary School is one of 14 schools run by St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
All 14 schools in St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust
What parents say
48 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Millbrook CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).
Who goes there
1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 9 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 3 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Millbrook CofE Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Devonport Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garage (opposite), 250 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Millbrook CofE Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This small village school truly lives up to its motto of 'BIG ambitions and a BIG heart'. Pupils benefit from excellent reading instruction, exemplary behaviour support, and a wealth of enrichment activities including strong sporting programmes. The school creates a friendly, inclusive environment where pupils are proud of their achievements and look out for one another.
Key Strengths
- Pupils develop strong reading skills with fluent and accurate reading from early stages - adults use excellent subject knowledge to teach phonics effectively
- Exemplary behaviour with pupils being courteous, respectful and looking out for each other
- Rich enrichment and extra-curricular activities that ignite pupil enthusiasm and sporting achievements
- Well-sequenced curriculum with high ambition and equality for all pupils, including those with special educational needs
- Strong start in Reception where children develop technical vocabulary and critical thinking skills
Areas for Improvement
- Not all pupils receive consistently high expectations - work in some subjects like reading does not always require deep thinking and reasoning from older pupils
- Some pupils do not attend school well enough, which impacts their learning progress
- Lack of clear oversight of attendance improvements and trends in poor attendance despite recent strengthening of daily processes
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with pupils having strong knowledge of internet safety risks and understanding healthy relationships.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting competitions and events, enrichment activities
Millbrook CofE Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. Pupils enjoy attending this friendly rural village school and achieve well across the curriculum.
At a Glance
26.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
48 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 43% to 95% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 71% to 100% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.8
Avg class size
14.0
Infant (KS1)
31.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Millbrook CofE Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Millbrook CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Millbrook CofE Primary School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Millbrook CofE Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
100 pupils
119 places
19 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Torpoint
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Torpoint
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
9
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
13.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
90
Total Pupils
42
Boys
48
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
12.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,620
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,870
Per pupil
£683k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7%
Overall absence
16.0%
Persistent absence
100
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Millbrook CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Millbrook CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Millbrook CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 100% reached the expected standard in reading and 95% did so in maths.
What is Millbrook CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Millbrook CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Millbrook CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Millbrook CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Millbrook CofE Primary School?
Millbrook CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 84% of its 119 places.
How big are the classes at Millbrook CofE Primary School?
Classes at Millbrook CofE Primary School average 22.8 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Millbrook CofE Primary School?
Millbrook CofE Primary School has around 90 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Millbrook CofE Primary School?
6.7% of sessions were missed at Millbrook CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 16% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Millbrook CofE Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Millbrook CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Millbrook CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Millbrook CofE Primary School?
Millbrook CofE Primary School is at Blindwell Hill, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1BG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)