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Schools near PL23

Fowey, Cornwall · ranked for your family, with the reasons

2 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PL23, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of PL23 is the average position of the 4 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near PL23

2 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of PL23, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Polruan Primary Academy

    State primary · Polruan · 0.55 miles

    76of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2025) · 0.55 miles

    How it scored 76
    • Resultsmatters10 of 20 points

      No key stage 2 results published for this school. It counts at the middle. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, January 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters14.5 of 20 points

      0.55 miles from the middle of PL23, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 6.3% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 2.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 10.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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  2. Fowey Primary School

    State primary · Fowey · 0.23 miles

    63of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.23 miles · absence 5.0% (similar schools 5.3%)

    How it scored 63
    • Resultsmatters7.1 of 20 points

      Better than 35% of 14,817 state schools in England: 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, October 2023: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters17.7 of 20 points

      0.23 miles from the middle of PL23, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little7.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.3% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.3 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 25.4 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near PL23

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PL23, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Fowey River Academy

    State secondary · Fowey · 0.17 miles

    73of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.17 miles · Ofsted: Good (2025)

    How it scored 73
    • Resultsmatters6.7 of 20 points

      Better than 33% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.22 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters19.3 of 20 points

      0.17 miles from the middle of PL23, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 9.0% at schools with a similar intake; 46.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 19.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little9.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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