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St Merryn School

Primary

Cornwall · Padstow · PL28 8NP www.stmerryn.kernowlearning.co.uk

Pupils
131
cap. 130
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
131
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
131
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of St Merryn School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
74%
-1pp
77%60%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
5%
+5pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
131
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
St Merryn, Padstow, PL28 8NP
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2574%5%84%26%79%16%79%21%89%84%105.0105.0104.014%131
2023/2475%0%81%13%88%13%81%13%100%81%105.0104.0102.014%135
2022/2342%0%54%15%69%0%58%4%77%69%102.0100.0102.0-2.70-2.50-4.3011%146
2018/1977%0%85%15%77%23%85%31%100%85%106.0106.0106.0+0.90-0.20+1.003%161
2017/1871%0%79%21%86%7%71%29%93%86%104.0104.0104.0-1.60-1.10-1.405%153
2016/1756%6%88%38%75%19%69%19%94%88%106.0104.0104.0+1.10-0.40-0.707%159

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2513120.014%4%9%6%10%
2023/2413519.714%2%10%6%14%
2022/2314620.711%1%10%7%21%
2021/2214923.67%1%13%6%14%
2020/2114822.27%1%9%
2018/1916124.83%2%8%5%8%
2017/1815323.55%2%8%5%8%
2016/1715923.17%2%8%2%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.