Sandy Hill AcademyRestormel Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Sandy Hill Academy and Restormel Academy in St Austell.

Sandy Hill Academy was judged Outstanding and Restormel Academy was judged strong.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sandy Hill Academy (67.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Sandy Hill Academy versus Restormel Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	St AustellSandy Hill Academy	St AustellRestormel Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	B75/100	Not scored
Local ranking	11th of 233 in Cornwall	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure	Ofsted: Strong
School type	Academy converter	Academy alternative provision converter
Phase	Primary	Not reported
Age range	3-11	5-16
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	459	31
Capacity	252	42
Location	St Austell, PL25 3AT	St Austell, PL25 4TJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	72.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	7.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	105.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	104.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	459	31
Free school meals (ever 6)	19.7%	58.1%
English as an additional language	3.3%	0.0%
SEN support	13.9%	96.8%
SEN with an EHC plan	5.0%	3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.9%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.1%	Not reported	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.