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St Day and Carharrack Community School

Primary · Redruth · TR16 5LG

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 October 2019

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At a glance

102 pupils · 85% of 120 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.st-day.cornwall.sch.uk/
URN
111840

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 16 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 1 October 2019, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

16 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

18 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
72%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school72%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Cornwall average60.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery SchoolWorkington · 314 miles awayNo current grade67%
Snettisham Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 305 miles awayExpected standard73%
St Mary's Catholic Voluntary AcademyGlossop · 261 miles awayGood33%
St George's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolStamford · 263 miles awayGood52%
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary AcademySaxmundham · 321 miles awayGood30%
Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSowerby Bridge · 278 miles awayGood68%
Eckington Junior SchoolSheffield · 268 miles awayGood39%
Blyton Cum Laughton Church of England SchoolGainsborough · 292 miles awayGood53%
The Billinghay Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln · 288 miles awayGood62%
Eythorne Elvington Community Primary SchoolDover · 290 miles awayExpected standard68%
Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary SchoolRoss-on-Wye · 162 miles awayGood61%
Brenzett Church of England Primary SchoolRomney Marsh · 270 miles awayGood (2019)64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
8 of 12 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Cornwall 90%, England 60%) · White Gypsy/Roma 4% (Cornwall 0%, England 0%) · Any other White background 2% (Cornwall 3%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.67 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cornwall: 3.71 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
13.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

55.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 19.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,098; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,870
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £108,382; in-year balance -£86,274

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier65%62.3%
Social housing14.7%17.1%
Privately rented20.3%20.5%
Detached houses37.9%22.9%
Flats6.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018918 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£251,000108 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£220,000–£347,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (44)£348,000
Semi-detached (20)£248,000
Terraced (42)£221,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
7a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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