Padstow SchoolSt Minver School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Padstow School and St Minver School are primary schools.
Padstow School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Minver School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Minver School is ahead on our composite score.
Padstow School was judged Good and St Minver School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Padstow School and 62.0% for St Minver School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Padstow School (59.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Minver School (61.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PadstowPadstow School | WadebridgeSt Minver School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 128th of 233 in Cornwall | 68th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 162 | 158 | |
| Capacity | 234 | 210 | |
| Location | Padstow, PL28 8EX | Wadebridge, PL27 6QD | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 70.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 162 | 158 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.6% | 13.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.2% | 1.3% | |
| SEN support | 15.4% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.1% | 4.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.0% | 7.4% 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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.
Padstow School
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