St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy, Camborne
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Camborne, part of The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. It was 74% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2010)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy in detail
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
For September 2026 entry, 37 families put St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy are St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 74% maths); Trevithick Learning Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); Weeth Community Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 83% maths); and St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne (0.4 miles, Good, 96% reading, 100% maths).
St Meriadoc CofE Junior AcademyTrevithick Learning AcademyWeeth Community Primary SchoolSt John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne
The trust
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy is one of 13 schools run by The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
37.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Black (6%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Camborne Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (w-bound), 270 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 173 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy issued 17 suspensions, 8.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from March 2010, 16 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2010 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
37.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.2
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy.
- Jumping Jellybeans LTD640m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy 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
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 19 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
74%
Available places
133 pupils
180 places
47 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Camborne
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Camborne
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
35
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
23.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
173
Total Pupils
90
Boys
83
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
24.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,916
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,282
Per pupil
£944k
Total funding
£76k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.6%
Overall absence
27.1%
Persistent absence
85
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
Questions parents ask about St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
What is St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2010, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
Classes at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy average 24.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy has around 173 pupils on roll. 38% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
7.6% of sessions were missed at St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy in 2024/25. 27.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy 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.
Does St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy: Jumping Jellybeans LTD (640m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 19 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy?
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy is at Rectory Road, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 7DW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)