St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bodmin
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Bodmin, part of St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 15 schools in Bodmin with published results, and 9,595th of 14,452 across England. It was 74% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in detail
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Cornwall
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 66% in maths).
Getting a place at St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 37 families put St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Beacon Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 88% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 60% maths); Berrycoombe School (0.9 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); and Nanstallon Community Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 60% reading, 87% maths).
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Beacon AcademySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, BodminBerrycoombe SchoolNanstallon Community Primary School
The trust
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
78 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).
Who goes there
11.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 61 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 10 (2%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bodmin General (Bodmin & Wenford Railway), about 200 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Petrocs School (e-bound), 30 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 139 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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 21 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
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; 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 · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
St Petroc's is an inclusive school where children learn to read fluently and develop a love of reading from the early years. Teachers make lessons interesting and purposeful, and pupils respond well to high expectations for their behaviour and learning. The school offers plentiful opportunities for pupils to develop their talents and interests through a broad range of activities and enrichment programmes.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on teaching pupils to read successfully and swiftly from Nursery onwards, with most pupils reading fluently and with joy
- Clear, predictable lesson structures across the curriculum that help pupils remember and apply key knowledge effectively
- Improved attendance through collaborative work with families and other agencies
- Broad range of outdoor and adventurous activities enriching pupils' experiences
- Inclusive, family-oriented environment where bullying is rare and pupils feel well looked after
Areas for Improvement
- Writing curriculum asks pupils to write creatively before they have secured basic letter formation and punctuation skills, limiting their ability to complete writing tasks well
- Inconsistent processes for identifying pupils with SEND needs early and precisely enough
- Some pupils with severe learning difficulties do not have specific or measurable individual plans to support their learning effectively
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Reading ambassadors, supporting younger pupils at breaktimes, outdoor and adventurous activities programme
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a strong and improving school that has successfully addressed weaknesses from its previous inspection. The school provides an ambitious, coherently sequenced curriculum where pupils learn well and respond positively to high expectations.
At a Glance
19.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
78 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 remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 66% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 74% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Term dates
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
74%
Available places
466 pupils
630 places
164 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bodmin
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bodmin
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
61
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
14.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
500
Total Pupils
250
Boys
250
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
21.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,495
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,164
Per pupil
£2725k
Total funding
£155k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
16.2%
Persistent absence
420
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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 630 places.
How many pupils go to St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has around 500 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
5.5% of sessions were missed at St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 16.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Athelstan Park, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1DS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)