School admissions in St Austell
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
St Austell in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 18 schools in St Austell first 473 times for 472 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Cornwall authority's 227 schools. 2 of the 18 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.91 miles (Mount Charles School) to 2.67 miles (Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in St Austell first 604 times for 592 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Cornwall authority's 31 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
18 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery | 1.13 | 30 | 2.673 miles |
| Mount Charles School | 1.07 | 30 | 0.908 miles |
| Bugle School | 1.00 | 16 | not published |
| Carclaze Community Primary School | 1.00 | 31 | not published |
| Foxhole Learning Academy | 1.00 | 11 | not published |
| Gorran School | 1.00 | 13 | not published |
| Mevagissey Community Primary School | 1.00 | 18 | not published |
| Nanpean Community Primary School | 1.00 | 13 | not published |
| Pondhu Primary School | 1.00 | 17 | not published |
| Roche Community Primary School | 1.00 | 29 | not published |
| St Dennis Primary Academy | 1.00 | 21 | not published |
| St Mewan Community Primary School | 1.00 | 58 | not published |
| St Stephen Churchtown Academy | 1.00 | 30 | not published |
| Treverbyn Academy | 1.00 | 11 | not published |
| Whitemoor Academy | 1.00 | 14 | not published |
| Charlestown Primary School | 0.98 | 43 | not published |
| Bishop Bronescombe CofE School | 0.97 | 31 | not published |
| Sandy Hill Academy | 0.95 | 56 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Poltair School | 1.19 | 183 |
| Brannel School | 0.99 | 136 |
| Penrice Academy | 0.92 | 273 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.