Carclaze Community Primary School
St Piran's Close, St Austell, PL25 3TF
377 pupils · 90% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 15 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 31 | 31 | 79 | 31 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 47 | 44 | 109 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 42 | 112 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 41 | 95 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 51 | 44 | 101 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 47 | 42 | 76 | 46 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 48 | 47 | 99 | 48 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 40 | 92 | 40 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sandy Hill Academy 0.9 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mount Charles School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Charlestown Primary School 2.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Pondhu Primary School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.