St Merryn School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Padstow, Cornwall
St Merryn School is a primary school in Padstow, Cornwall for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 January 2023.
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Catchment area for St Merryn School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- St Merryn, Padstow, PL28 8NP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 January 2023
Strengths
- “St Merryn is a school where pupils value learning and staff enjoy working.”
- “Leaders keep their mission statement, ‘bright futures built on firm foundations’, at the centre of their actions to drive school improvement.”
- “They expect the best from every pupil.”
To improve
- “However, the organisation of the curriculum in some foundation subjects is not as precise as it could be.”
- “Some teachers are unsure about the most important knowledge pupils need to learn, for example in history.”
- “Consequently, pupils find it difficult to make links between their current and previous learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Padstow School 2.4 mi Good
- Trevisker Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained
- St Issey Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Good
- Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School 4.8 mi Good
- St Minver School 4.9 mi School remains Good
- St Columb Major Academy 6.7 mi Good
- St Breock Primary School 6.8 mi School remains Good
- Wadebridge Primary Academy 7.3 mi Good