Compare Padstow School and St Merryn School
Comparison of primary schools: Padstow School (Primary) in Padstow; St Merryn School (Primary) in Padstow — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Padstow School and St Merryn School. They are primary phase and academy converter type located around Padstow, Cornwall. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Padstow School), published Oct 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Padstow School (Oct 2023). average roll around ≈ 150, combined total ≈ 300, typical FSM 20–25%, range 5–10%–30–35%; spread across trusts such as ASPIRE Academy Trust and KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Padstow School
PL28 8EX
|
St Merryn School
PL28 8NP
|
|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Padstow Cornwall PL28 8EX |
Padstow Cornwall PL28 8NP |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 19 Oct 2023 | 2 6 Dec 2013 |
| Ofsted report | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 150 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 234 | 130 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | ASPIRE Academy Trust | KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Website | www.padstowschool.org | www.stmerryn.kernowlearning.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01841532510 | 01841520683 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile |
Padstow School
PL28 8EX
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Padstow
Cornwall
PL28 8EX - Ofsted
- 2 19 Oct 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Website
- www.padstowschool.org
- Telephone
- 01841532510
St Merryn School
PL28 8NP
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Padstow
Cornwall
PL28 8NP - Ofsted
- 2 6 Dec 2013
- Pupils
- ≈ 150 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.stmerryn.kernowlearning.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01841520683
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