School Chooser

Where to live in Cornwall for good schools

Schools in Cornwall average 43 on the School Chooser Score, 113th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £289,950 (65th cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1TR166 primaries, 0 secondaries68686 scored–Portreath Community Primary School 93–
2TR75 primaries, 2 secondaries62685 scored462 scoredNewquay Primary Academy 100Newquay Tretherras 49
3TR119 primaries, 1 secondary57599 scored401 scoredMawnan CofE VA Primary School 96Falmouth School 40
4TR47 primaries, 0 secondaries55557 scored–Mount Hawke Academy 94–
5PL275 primaries, 1 secondary55575 scored461 scoredSt Issey Church of England Primary School 88Wadebridge School 46
6PL256 primaries, 2 secondaries54476 scored742 scoredSandy Hill Academy 90Penrice Academy 84
7PL223 primaries, 0 secondaries52523 scored–Lostwithiel School 85–
8TR28 primaries, 1 secondary51487 scored791 scoredTregony Community Primary School 83The Roseland Academy 79
9TR36 primaries, 1 secondary51496 scored611 scoredPerran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School 65Richard Lander School 61
10PL1516 primaries, 1 secondary504816 scored741 scoredLaunceston Primary School 92Launceston College 74
11PL129 primaries, 1 secondary50529 scored321 scoredSt Germans Primary School 92Saltash Community School 32
12PL3012 primaries, 0 secondaries474710 scored–St Mabyn CofE School 88–
13TR1411 primaries, 1 secondary444411 scored481 scoredPenponds School 87Camborne Science and International Academy 48
14PL243 primaries, 0 secondaries44442 scored–Tywardreath School 54–
15PL314 primaries, 1 secondary44494 scored241 scoredBeacon Academy 88Bodmin College 24
16TR85 primaries, 0 secondaries43435 scored–St Newlyn East Learning Academy 68–
17PL1413 primaries, 1 secondary414213 scored331 scoredDuloe CofE VA Primary Academy 94Liskeard School and Community College 33
18PL2612 primaries, 1 secondary404112 scored301 scoredGorran School 79Brannel School 30
19TR196 primaries, 1 secondary39406 scored361 scoredMousehole School 77Cape Cornwall School 36
20TR206 primaries, 0 secondaries39396 scored–Nancledra School 82–
21EX237 primaries, 1 secondary39407 scored311 scoredSt Mark's CofE Academy 83Budehaven Community School 31
22PL322 primaries, 1 secondary38472 scored201 scoredCamelford Community Primary School 64Sir James Smith's School 20
23TR276 primaries, 1 secondary37375 scored401 scoredSt Erth Community Primary School 55Hayle Academy 40
24PL113 primaries, 1 secondary36403 scored241 scoredAntony Church of England School 62Torpoint Community College 24
25TR186 primaries, 2 secondaries35406 scored202 scoredAlverton Primary School 81Humphry Davy School 25
26TR1311 primaries, 1 secondary343411 scored341 scoredWendron Church of England Primary School 89Helston Community College 34
27TR102 primaries, 1 secondary33242 scored521 scoredMabe Community Primary School 32Penryn College 52
28TR154 primaries, 2 secondaries32364 scored252 scoredPennoweth Primary School 55Redruth School 36
29TR15 primaries, 1 secondary32255 scored681 scoredTruro Learning Academy 50Penair School 68
30TR263 primaries, 1 secondary32283 scored431 scoredSt Ives Infant School 64St Ives School 43
31TR127 primaries, 1 secondary28267 scored431 scoredLandewednack Community Primary School 91Mullion School 43
32PL134 primaries, 1 secondary27334 scored51 scoredPolperro Primary Academy 38Looe Community Academy 5
33PL173 primaries, 1 secondary25203 scored391 scoredStoke Climsland School 29Callington Community College 39
34PL183 primaries, 0 secondaries22223 scored–Calstock Community Primary School 44–
35PL232 primaries, 1 secondary2092 scored411 scoredFowey Primary School 9Fowey River Academy 41
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.