SchoolsGPT
Home › Areas › Cornwall › Mount Charles School

Mount Charles School

St Austell, PL25 4PP · Cornwall · primary school

Explore other schools in this area

Choosing between schools? Compare the best primary schools in Cornwall — results, catchment and how oversubscribed each one is.

Staying local? See every school near St Austell — Ofsted ratings, catchment and admission criteria for the whole town.

Considering selective? Grammar schools in St Austell — whether there are any, and the nearest ones if not.

Mixed Primary
4.2/10 Broadly average

116th of 218 primary schools in Cornwall we can score, 236 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.0/10 against 1,955 of them, against 4.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 62.0 · 44 62% 2.68
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 5.0 · 40 38% 1.55

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 62.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.0 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.2 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join Choir, Arts and Craft, Science, Football, Tennis, Cricket, Rugby, Street surfing, Archery, and Fencing clubs. Trips include the Eden Project, Newquay Zoo, Heligan Gardens, Screech Owl Sanctuary, National Maritime Museum, Wheal Martyn, and Mousehole Cat Show. The school has neither a breakfast club nor an after-school club.

Getting in. With 367 pupils in a school with 446 places, there are 79 spare places. The school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who need extra help with reading and writing given the results below the national median? What options exist for parents who need care before or after school hours? How do the smaller class sizes impact individual attention for students?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

Your offer chance

Based on official applications/offers, distance and catchment where we have it. Bands only — never a percentage.

Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.

Loading full school details…

Have a specific question about admissions, scores or dates?

Ask SchoolsGPT