Charlestown Primary SchoolBiscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Charlestown Primary School and Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy are primary schools.
Charlestown Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Charlestown Primary School was judged the expected standard and Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Charlestown Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AustellCharlestown Primary School | ParBiscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D41/100 | B74/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 193rd of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure | 219th of 233 in Cornwall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 2-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 387 | 149 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 190 | |
| Location | St Austell, PL25 3PB | Par, PL24 2DB | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 59.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 3.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 387 | 149 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.3% | 25.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.4% | 3.4% | |
| SEN support | 13.2% | 18.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 0.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.0% | 3.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Charlestown Primary School
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
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