St Ives Infant School

Academy converter·Infant school St Ives, Cornwall·TR26 1DH

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

St Ives Infant School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

37 first choices, 41 places

First choices per place

0.90

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 41 places

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.09

00.511.5

1 per place

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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Ives Infant School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 146
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

20.9%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

1.4%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

15.8%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

0.0%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.8%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

15.9%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

16.2

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,747

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

St Ives Junior School St Ives · 0.0 mi 49.6 St Uny CofE Academy St Ives · 1.5 mi 21.4 Nancledra School Penzance · 2.7 mi 76.9 Penpol School Hayle · 3.6 mi 58.0 Bodriggy Academy Hayle · 3.7 mi 37.8 St Erth Community Primary School Hayle · 3.8 mi 56.1 Ludgvan School Penzance · 4.3 mi 31.7 Connor Downs Academy Hayle · 4.8 mi 49.2

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About St Ives Infant School

St Ives Infant School is a primary school in St Ives, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 146 pupils aged 3 to 7 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

St Ives Infant School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 37 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 16.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.