Whitemoor Academy, St. Austell
Whitemoor Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in St. Austell, part of Aspire Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 15th-highest of the 209 schools in Cornwall with published results, and 1,291st of 14,452 across England. It was 78% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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 26 Oct 2026
Whitemoor Academy in detail
Whitemoor Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Whitemoor Nursery serves the village of Whitemoor in the Clay Area of mid-Cornwall. At Whitemoor Nursery we are proud to provide high-quality school-based provision in a caring and stimulating learning environment. We provide nursery sessions for children aged 3-4 years within our mixed Nursery and Reception class."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Whitemoor Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 57% 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 Whitemoor Academy
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Whitemoor Academy as their first choice and 34 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whitemoor Academy are Nanpean Community Primary School (1 mile, 29% reading, 50% maths); St Dennis Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 75% maths); Foxhole Learning Academy (1.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 50% maths); and Roche Community Primary School (2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 55% maths).
Whitemoor Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Nanpean Community Primary SchoolSt Dennis Primary AcademyFoxhole Learning AcademyRoche Community Primary School
The trust
Whitemoor Academy is one of 38 schools run by Aspire Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Whitemoor Academy (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 26 pupils (24.1%) received SEN support and 2 (1.9%) 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.
Staffing
Whitemoor Academy had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Roche Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (se-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14).
Suspensions and exclusions
Whitemoor Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
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); 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 May 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Some aspects are not as strong as at the last graded inspection.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Whitemoor Academy excels at teaching reading from early years onwards, ensuring children develop strong phonics skills and a love of reading. The school creates a warm, nurturing environment where pupils feel proud to belong and are supported well when they need extra help with their learning. Staff are committed and supported by the trust to make necessary improvements.
Key Strengths
- Pupils have positive relationships with staff and strong attitudes to learning
- Reading is taught well, with pupils developing fluency and confidence in their reading
- Early identification and support for pupils with additional needs and SEND
- Wide range of enrichment activities that deepen pupils' awareness of the wider world
- Improved pupil attendance over time
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum delivery is not effective enough - pupils struggle to retain knowledge and build understanding over time
- Assessment approaches are inconsistently applied, meaning gaps in learning are not identified and addressed quickly
- In some subjects, staff do not have the expertise needed and curriculum content is not clearly set out
- Recent staff changes and curriculum reviews have added to challenges in maintaining teaching quality
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Leadership roles, fundraising activities
Whitemoor Academy is a primary school where pupils are proud and happy to attend, with strong relationships between staff and pupils. However, the quality of curriculum delivery has declined since the previous inspection, with concerns about how well pupils retain knowledge and understanding across subjects.
At a Glance
26.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
19 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 57% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 43% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.0
Avg class size
19.5
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
5
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Whitemoor Academy
Term dates
Whitemoor 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Whitemoor Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Whitemoor 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
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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
78%
Available places
93 pupils
119 places
26 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(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
25.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
108
Total Pupils
46
Boys
62
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
15.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,016
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,031
Per pupil
£639k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
7.1%
Persistent absence
84
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Whitemoor Academy
What are SATs results like at Whitemoor Academy?
Of the pupils at Whitemoor Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.
What is Whitemoor Academy's Ofsted rating?
Whitemoor Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Whitemoor Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Whitemoor 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 Whitemoor Academy?
Whitemoor Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 78% of its 119 places.
How big are the classes at Whitemoor Academy?
Classes at Whitemoor Academy average 21 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Whitemoor Academy?
Whitemoor Academy has around 108 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Whitemoor Academy?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Whitemoor Academy in 2024/25. 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Whitemoor Academy?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Whitemoor 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.
How many road collisions happen near Whitemoor Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Whitemoor Academy?
Whitemoor Academy is at Crown Road, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7XH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)