Best primary schools in Cornwall (2026)

Cornwall has 181 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Lanner Primary School, in the top 5% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 62%, against 62% for England. 7 are in England's top 10%, and 1 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 5% in England	Lanner Primary School Lanner	83%	83%	17%	No rating
2 Top 7% in England	St Germans Primary School St Germans	79%	79%	21%	Report card
3 Top 7% in England	Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Cornwall · Church of England	76%	91%	45%	Report card
4 Top 8% in England	Lostwithiel School Lostwithiel	75%	68%	24%	Good
5 Top 8% in England	Mousehole School Mousehole	82%	92%	0%	No rating
6 Top 9% in England	St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne Camborne · Roman Catholic	81%	85%	19%	Report card
7 Top 10% in England	Landewednack Community Primary School Lizard	81%	71%	21%	Report card
8 Top 12% in England	Antony Church of England School Cornwall · Church of England	80%	82%	18%	Report card
9 Top 12% in England	Mawnan CofE VA Primary School Mawnan Smith · Church of England	75%	78%	11%	Not judged
10 Top 12% in England	Tregony Community Primary School Tregony	76%	83%	9%	No rating
11 Top 14% in England	Nancledra School Cornwall	77%	77%	23%	No rating
12 Top 15% in England	Gulval School Trevarrack	77%	75%	4%	No rating
13 Top 15% in England	Calstock Community Primary School Calstock	74%	73%	13%	Report card
14 Top 15% in England	Mount Hawke Academy Mount Hawke	75%	76%	12%	Not judged
15 Top 16% in England	St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery Saltash	75%	72%	7%	No rating
16 Top 17% in England	Alverton Primary School Penzance	72%	77%	21%	Not judged
17 Top 17% in England	Penponds School Barripper and Penponds	75%	78%	28%	Good
18 Top 19% in England	Perranporth Community Primary School Perranporth	74%	77%	19%	No rating
19 Top 20% in England	Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Landrake · Church of England	72%	79%	12%	Good
20 Top 20% in England	Portreath Community Primary School Portreath	71%	81%	33%	No rating
21 Top 20% in England	Millbrook CofE Primary School Millbrook · Church of England	73%	95%	21%	No rating
22 Top 20% in England	St Erth Community Primary School St Erth	71%	63%	13%	No rating
23 Top 21% in England	Pencoys Primary School Four Lanes	70%	77%	13%	Good
24 Top 22% in England	South Petherwin Community Primary School Cornwall	72%	71%	6%	Good
25 Top 22% in England	Cardinham School Cornwall	70%	69%	15%	No rating
26 Top 22% in England	Connor Downs Academy Connor Downs	73%	65%	6%	No rating
27 Top 23% in England	Beacon Academy Bodmin	74%	81%	12%	No rating
28 Top 23% in England	Blackwater Community Primary School Blackwater (Cornwall)	73%	75%	6%	No rating
29 Top 25% in England	St Agnes Academy St Agnes	70%	62%	7%	Outstanding
30 Top 25% in England	Newquay Junior Academy Newquay	70%	67%	13%	Good
31 Top 26% in England	Marlborough School Falmouth	71%	70%	13%	Report card
32 Top 27% in England	Probus Primary School Probus	70%	67%	10%	No rating
33 Top 27% in England	Weeth Community Primary School Camborne	69%	69%	17%	Good
34 Top 27% in England	Mithian School Cornwall	69%	63%	6%	No rating
35 Top 30% in England	Sandy Hill Academy St Austell	70%	72%	7%	No rating
36 Top 30% in England	Newlyn School Newlyn	72%	78%	0%	Good
37 Top 31% in England	Cusgarne Primary School Cornwall	71%	68%	5%	No rating
38 Top 31% in England	St Mewan Community Primary School Cornwall	67%	60%	13%	No rating
39 Top 31% in England	Constantine Primary School Constantine	69%	68%	8%	Good
40 Top 31% in England	Mevagissey Community Primary School Mevagissey	68%	82%	12%	No rating
41 Top 31% in England	St Day and Carharrack Community School St Day	71%	72%	11%	Good
42 Top 32% in England	St Neot Community Primary School St Neot	67%	53%	6%	Not judged
43 Top 34% in England	St Cleer Primary Academy St Cleer	72%	71%	0%	Good
44 Top 35% in England	Altarnun Primary School Cornwall	66%	64%	27%	Good
45 Top 35% in England	Summercourt Academy Summercourt	64%	71%	24%	Not judged
46 Top 36% in England	Tywardreath School Tywardreath	68%	70%	9%	No rating
47 Top 36% in England	Mylor Bridge Community Primary School Mylor Bridge	67%	70%	5%	No rating
48 Top 36% in England	Gorran School Cornwall	66%	82%	29%	Good
49 Top 37% in England	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth Falmouth · Roman Catholic	68%	60%	0%	Not judged
50 Top 37% in England	St Minver School Rock (Cornwall)	66%	62%	8%	No rating
51 Top 37% in England	King Charles Church of England Primary School Falmouth · Church of England	67%	74%	7%	Report card
52 Top 38% in England	Egloskerry Primary School Cornwall	65%	91%	0%	Good
53 Top 38% in England	Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School Ruan Minor · Church of England	66%	36%	0%	Requires improvement
54 Top 38% in England	Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School Perranarworthal	65%	70%	11%	No rating
55 Top 38% in England	Ladock C of E School Cornwall · Church of England	66%	69%	15%	No rating
56 Top 39% in England	Penryn Primary Academy Penryn	64%	65%	14%	Report card
57 Top 39% in England	Chacewater Community Primary School Chacewater	66%	59%	11%	No rating
58 Top 39% in England	Polperro Primary Academy Carey Park	63%	53%	18%	No rating
59 Top 39% in England	Trevisker Primary School St Eval	68%	60%	7%	No rating
60 Top 40% in England	Falmouth Primary Academy Falmouth	64%	69%	8%	No rating
61 Top 41% in England	Godolphin Primary School Godolphin Cross	63%	56%	19%	Report card
62 Top 41% in England	Carbeile Junior School Torpoint	66%	57%	8%	Report card
63 Top 41% in England	St Newlyn East Learning Academy St Newlyn East	67%	68%	6%	No rating
64 Top 42% in England	Flushing School Flushing · Church of England	65%	75%	17%	Not judged
65 Top 42% in England	Camelford Community Primary School Camelford	65%	75%	10%	Good
66 Top 43% in England	Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy Saltash	63%	59%	9%	Good
67 Top 43% in England	Wendron Church of England Primary School Cornwall · Church of England	63%	60%	7%	Not judged
68 Top 44% in England	Burraton Community Primary School Saltash	64%	63%	7%	No rating
69 Top 44% in England	Dobwalls Community Primary School Dobwalls	62%	62%	17%	Good
70 Top 45% in England	St Breock Primary School Wadebridge	65%	72%	16%	No rating
71 Top 46% in England	Carclaze Community Primary School St Austell	65%	63%	2%	Report card
72 Top 46% in England	Illogan School Illogan	65%	67%	7%	Good
73 Top 47% in England	Truro Learning Academy Truro	63%	61%	7%	Good
74 Top 47% in England	Menheniot Primary School Menheniot	65%	73%	0%	Good
75 Top 48% in England	St Catherine's CofE Primary School Launceston · Church of England	63%	63%	20%	No rating
76 Top 48% in England	Cubert Primary School Cubert	65%	65%	4%	Requires improvement
77 Top 48% in England	St Just Primary School St Just	63%	72%	13%	No rating
78 Bottom 50% in England	Troon Community Primary School Troon (Cornwall)	66%	67%	0%	No rating
79 Bottom 50% in England	Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School Kilkhampton	63%	57%	5%	Good
80 Bottom 50% in England	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin Bodmin · Roman Catholic	63%	60%	10%	No rating
81 Bottom 49% in England	St Issey Church of England Primary School Cornwall · Church of England	64%	86%	7%	Good
82 Bottom 49% in England	Gerrans School Portscatho	63%	70%	10%	No rating
83 Bottom 49% in England	Threemilestone School Threemilestone	63%	55%	5%	Not judged
84 Bottom 47% in England	Pelynt Primary Academy Pelynt	58%	70%	20%	Good
85 Bottom 47% in England	Landulph School Cornwall	57%	70%	10%	Good
86 Bottom 47% in England	Trevithick Learning Academy Camborne	61%	60%	3%	Good
87 Bottom 47% in England	St Merryn School St Merryn	64%	74%	5%	No rating
88 Bottom 46% in England	St Columb Minor Academy Newquay	61%	70%	9%	Not judged
89 Bottom 46% in England	Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School Truro · Church of England	60%	60%	5%	No rating
90 Bottom 45% in England	Nansloe Academy Helston	61%	63%	8%	Report card
91 Bottom 45% in England	Padstow School Padstow	62%	70%	13%	Good
92 Bottom 44% in England	St Ives Junior School St Ives (Cornwall)	62%	71%	3%	Requires improvement
93 Bottom 44% in England	Heamoor Community Primary School Penzance	59%	47%	7%	No rating
94 Bottom 44% in England	Kennall Vale School Ponsanooth	61%	63%	0%	No rating
95 Bottom 43% in England	St Columb Major Academy St Columb Major	63%	77%	0%	Good
96 Bottom 43% in England	St Teath Community Primary School St Teath	56%	50%	6%	Not judged
97 Bottom 43% in England	Roskear Primary & Nursery School Camborne	59%	58%	11%	No rating
98 Bottom 42% in England	Tregadillett Primary School Cornwall	57%	57%	7%	Good
99 Bottom 41% in England	St Francis CofE Primary School Falmouth · Church of England	60%	51%	5%	Report card
100 Bottom 41% in England	St Michael's Church of England Primary School Helston · Church of England	59%	53%	5%	No rating

Showing the top 100 of 181. See all 181 and filter them.

Best primary school in each town

Camborne · best: St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne
Saltash · best: St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Penzance · best: Alverton Primary School
Bodmin · best: Beacon Academy
Newquay · best: Newquay Junior Academy
Falmouth · best: Marlborough School
St Austell · best: Sandy Hill Academy
Truro · best: Truro Learning Academy
Launceston · best: St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Helston · best: Nansloe Academy
Redruth · best: Pennoweth Primary School

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What is the best primary school in Cornwall?

On exam results over the last three years, Lanner Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Cornwall, in the top 5% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.