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Schools in Cornwall, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 236 primary, 31 secondary — with Cornwall’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Cornwall's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Cornwall's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN CORNWALL
Find your shortlist.
All 289 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 236
Altarnun Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Alverton Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Antony Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Beacon Academy
Ofsted · Good
Berrycoombe School
Ofsted · Good
Biscovey Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Blackwater Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Blisland Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bodriggy Academy
Ofsted · Good
Boscastle Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Boskenwyn Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bosvigo School
Ofsted · Good
Boyton Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Braddock CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Breage CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bude Primary Academy - Infants
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Bugle School
Ofsted · Good
Burraton Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Callington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Calstock Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Camelford Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Carbeile Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Carclaze Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cardinham School
Ofsted · Good
Chacewater Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Charlestown Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Coads Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Connor Downs Academy
Ofsted · Good
Constantine Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy
Ofsted · Good
Copper Valley Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Coverack Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Crowan Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Cubert Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Cusgarne Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Darite Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Delabole Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Devoran School
Ofsted · Good
Dobwalls Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Egloskerry Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Falmouth Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Flushing School
Ofsted · Not judged
Fourlanesend Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Fowey Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Foxhole Learning Academy
Ofsted · Good
Garras Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Germoe Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gerrans School
Ofsted · Good
Godolphin Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Goonhavern Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gorran School
Ofsted · Good
Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Grampound Road Village CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Gulval School
Ofsted · Good
Gwinear Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Halwin School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Heamoor Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Illogan School
Ofsted · Good
Indian Queens Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Jacobstow Community Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Kea Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kehelland Village School
Ofsted · Good
Kennall Vale School
Ofsted · Good
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School
Ofsted · Good
King Charles Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ladock C of E School
Ofsted · Good
Landewednack Community Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Landulph School
Ofsted · Good
Lanivet Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lanlivery Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lanner Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Launceston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leedstown Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lerryn CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lewannick Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Looe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Lostwithiel School
Ofsted · Good
Ludgvan School
Ofsted · Not judged
Luxulyan School
Ofsted · Good
Mabe Community Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Manaccan Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Marazion School
Not judged yet
Marhamchurch CofE Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Marlborough School
Ofsted · Good
Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mawnan CofE VA Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Menheniot Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mevagissey Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Millbrook CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mithian School
Ofsted · Good
Mount Charles School
Ofsted · Good
Mount Hawke Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Mousehole School
Ofsted · Good
Mullion Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Mylor Bridge Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Nancledra School
Ofsted · Good
Nanpean Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Nansledan School
Ofsted · Good
Nansloe Academy
Ofsted · Good
Nanstallon Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newlyn School
Ofsted · Good
Newquay Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
Newquay Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
North Petherwin School
Ofsted · Good
Otterham Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Padstow School
Ofsted · Good
Parc Eglos School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Pelynt Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Pencoys Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Pendeen School
Ofsted · Good
Pennoweth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Penpol School
Not judged yet
Penponds School
Ofsted · Good
Penryn Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Pensans Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Pensilva Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Perranporth Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Polperro Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Polruan Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Pondhu Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Port Isaac Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Porthleven School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Portreath Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Probus Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Quethiock CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Roche Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rosemellin Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Roskear Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Sandy Hill Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sennen Community Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Shortlanesend School
Ofsted · Good
Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sithney Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery
Not judged yet
South Petherwin Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Agnes Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Breock Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Breward Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Buryan Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Cleer Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Columb Major Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Columb Minor Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
St Day and Carharrack Community School
Ofsted · Good
St Dennis Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Dominic CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Erth Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Francis CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Germans Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
St Hilary School
Ofsted · Good
St Issey Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Ives Infant School
Ofsted · Good
St Ives Junior School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne
Ofsted · Good
St Just Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Keverne Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Kew Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Levan Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mabyn CofE School
Ofsted · Good
St Mark's CofE Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE School, Truro
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mawes Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mellion Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Merryn School
Ofsted · Good
St Mewan Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Minver School
Ofsted · Good
St Neot Community Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Newlyn East Learning Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry
Ofsted · Good
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Stephen Churchtown Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Ofsted · Good
St Stephens Community Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Teath Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Tudy CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Uny CofE Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Wenn School
Ofsted · Good
St Winnow CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Stithians Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Climsland School
Ofsted · Good
Stratton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Summercourt Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Bishops CofE Learning Academy
Ofsted · Good
Threemilestone School
Ofsted · Not judged
Tintagel Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Torpoint Nursery and Infant School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Trannack Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tregadillett Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tregolls Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Tregony Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Trekenner Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Treleigh Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Treloweth Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Trenance Learning Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Treverbyn Academy
Ofsted · Good
Trevisker Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Trevithick Learning Academy
Ofsted · Good
Trewidland Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Trewirgie Infants' School
Ofsted · Good
Trewirgie Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Troon Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Truro Learning Academy
Ofsted · Good
Trythall Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tywardreath School
Ofsted · Good
Upton Cross Academy
Ofsted · Good
Veryan CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Wadebridge Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Warbstow Primary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Weeth Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wendron Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Werrington Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Whitemoor Academy
Ofsted · Good
Whitstone Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Windmill Hill Academy
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 31
Bodmin College
Ofsted · Not judged
Brannel School
Ofsted · Good
Budehaven Community School
Ofsted · Good
Callington Community College
Ofsted · Good
Camborne Science and International Academy
Ofsted · Good
Cape Cornwall School
Ofsted · Good
Falmouth School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Fowey River Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hayle Academy
Ofsted · Good
Helston Community College
Ofsted · Good
Humphry Davy School
Ofsted · Good
Launceston College
Ofsted · Good
Liskeard School and Community College
Ofsted · Good
Looe Community Academy
Ofsted · Good
Mounts Bay Academy
Ofsted · Good
Mullion School
Ofsted · Good
Newquay Tretherras
Ofsted · Good
Penair School
Ofsted · Good
Penrice Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Penryn College
Ofsted · Good
Poltair School
Ofsted · Good
Pool Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Redruth School
Ofsted · Good
Richard Lander School
Ofsted · Good
Saltash Community School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Sir James Smith's School
Ofsted · Good
St Ives School
Ofsted · Good
The Roseland Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Torpoint Community College
Ofsted · Good
Treviglas Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wadebridge School
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 22
Bosvena School
Not judged yet
Callywith College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cardrew Court School
Not judged yet
Copper Fields School
Not judged yet
Cornwall College
Ofsted · Good
Curnow School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Doubletrees School
Ofsted · Good
Fountain Head House School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Nancealverne School
Ofsted · Good
Oak Tree School
Ofsted · Good
Pencalenick School
Ofsted · Good
Polwhele House School
Not judged yet
Red Moor School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Josephs School
Not judged yet
Taliesin Education Ltd
Ofsted · Good
The Cornwall Independent School
Not judged yet
The Lowen School
Ofsted · Good
Three Bridges
Ofsted · Good
Truro High School
Not judged yet
Truro School
Not judged yet
Truro School Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Truro and Penwith College
Ofsted · Outstanding
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Cornwall.
If you live in Cornwall, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Cornwall secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Cornwall often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.