Restormel AcademyMount Charles School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Austell.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Restormel Academy and Mount Charles School in St Austell.

Restormel Academy was judged strong and Mount Charles School was judged exceptional.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Mount Charles School (52.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Restormel Academy versus Mount Charles School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	St AustellRestormel Academy	St AustellMount Charles School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	C60/100
Local ranking	Not ranked	84th of 233 in Cornwall
Inspection	Ofsted: Strong	Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School type	Academy alternative provision converter	Academy converter
Phase	Not reported	Primary
Age range	5-16	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	31	367
Capacity	42	446
Location	St Austell, PL25 4TJ	St Austell, PL25 4PP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	Not reported	62.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	Not reported	5.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	Not reported	106.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	Not reported	104.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	31	367
Free school meals (ever 6)	58.1%	37.9%
English as an additional language	0.0%	4.6%
SEN support	96.8%	19.6%
SEN with an EHC plan	3.2%	2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	Not reported	4.3%	6.2%
Persistent absence	Not reported	8.4%	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.

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.