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Gorran School

Community school · St Austell · PL26 6LH

Ages 4–11 · 91 pupils · Cornwall

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

4.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.6%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
92

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

91 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
91
Boys / girls
47 / 44
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
91 / 105 (87%)
Free school meals
7.7%
FSM pupils
7
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 411

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Jonathan Sleep

Location

Address
Gorran
Postcode
PL26 6LH
Town
St Austell
County
Cornwall
Local authority
Cornwall
District
Cornwall
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in St Austell, Cornwall, 91 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.7%.

Open schools in St Austell
23
Primary schools in St Austell
18
Academies among open schools in St Austell
87% (20)
Open schools in PL26
13
Primary in PL26
12
Open schools in Cornwall LA
299
Primary in Cornwall LA
237

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Mevagissey Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Austell · PL26 6TD · Cornwall

    Ages 2–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM17.0%

    2.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jonathan Sleep
Telephone
01726842595

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