Mount Charles School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

St Austell and NewquayConstituency

PL25 4PPPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Mount Charles School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cornwall, South West.

It currently serves 333 pupils. Mount Charles School is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Pupils

333

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 333
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
24 Nov 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.