St Mewan Community Primary School, St Austell
St Mewan Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in St Austell, part of Cornwall Education Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 14 schools in St Austell with published results, and 8,749th of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than 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 Mewan Community Primary School in detail
St Mewan Community Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be the Headteacher of St. Mewan CP School where we have an amazing team of talented, dedicated staff and energetic, enthusiastic and happy children. Although we are a large, two-form entry school with a nursery, our ethos is 'small school feel, large school setting'."
The school runs after-school care, from £6.00 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at St Mewan Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 72% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Mewan Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 58 families put St Mewan Community Primary School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 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 St Mewan Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mewan Community Primary School are Pondhu Primary School (0.7 miles, 58% reading, 63% maths); Mount Charles School (1.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); Sandy Hill Academy (2 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths); and Carclaze Community Primary School (2 miles, Good, 69% reading, 85% maths).
St Mewan Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Pondhu Primary SchoolMount Charles SchoolSandy Hill AcademyCarclaze Community Primary School
The trust
St Mewan Community Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Cornwall Education Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
14.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 46 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 12 (2.7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Austell Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Mewan School (e-bound), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 74 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. 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 Mewan Community Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.2 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; 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
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from April 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good and may be improving; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
14.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
8
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
St Mewan Community 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 St Mewan Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mewan Community 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
403 pupils
420 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Austell
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Austell
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(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
13.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
441
Total Pupils
226
Boys
215
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
23.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,515
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2171k
Total funding
£76k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6%
Overall absence
4.4%
Persistent absence
362
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 Mewan Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Mewan Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Mewan Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Mewan Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is St Mewan Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Mewan Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Mewan Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Mewan Community 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 St Mewan Community Primary School?
St Mewan Community Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Mewan Community Primary School?
Classes at St Mewan Community Primary School average 27.1 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 St Mewan Community Primary School?
St Mewan Community Primary School has around 441 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Mewan Community Primary School?
3.6% of sessions were missed at St Mewan Community Primary School in 2024/25. 4.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Mewan Community Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mewan Community 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 St Mewan Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 St Mewan Community Primary School?
St Mewan Community Primary School is at St Mewan Lane, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7DP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)