Cornwall school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

Cornwall admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Counting school days from Cornwall's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 13 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (31)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Bodmin College	237	297	234	234	1.3 per offer
Brannel School	136	199	135	135	1.5 per offer
Budehaven Community School	204	265	208	204	1.3 per offer
Callington Community College	166	295	160	160	1.8 per offer
Camborne Science and International Academy	282	392	268	268	1.4 per offer
Cape Cornwall School	62	113	62	62	1.8 per offer
Falmouth School	170	276	168	168	1.6 per offer
Fowey River Academy	105	170	101	101	1.6 per offer
Hayle Academy	135	259	167	135	1.9 per offer
Helston Community College	225	305	222	222	1.4 per offer
Humphry Davy School	166	293	164	164	1.8 per offer
Launceston College	207	264	209	206	1.3 per offer
Liskeard School and Community College	178	276	178	178	1.6 per offer
Looe Community Academy	107	183	106	106	1.7 per offer
Mounts Bay Academy	119	315	116	116	2.6 per offer
Mullion School	95	199	95	95	2.1 per offer
Newquay Tretherras	237	427	231	231	1.8 per offer
Penair School	236	437	222	222	1.9 per offer
Penrice Academy	273	503	251	251	1.8 per offer
Penryn College	221	393	221	221	1.8 per offer
Poltair School	183	482	218	183	2.6 per offer
Pool Academy	124	265	99	99	2.1 per offer
Redruth School	285	556	307	284	2.0 per offer
Richard Lander School	308	544	326	306	1.8 per offer
Saltash Community School	159	234	157	157	1.5 per offer
Sir James Smith's School	94	132	91	91	1.4 per offer
St Ives School	89	140	80	80	1.6 per offer
The Roseland Academy	125	204	120	120	1.6 per offer
Torpoint Community College	111	135	107	107	1.2 per offer
Treviglas Academy	241	419	248	241	1.7 per offer
Wadebridge School	191	326	189	189	1.7 per offer

Primary schools (228)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Altarnun Primary School	8	12	4	4	1.5 per offer
Alverton Primary School	37	92	33	33	2.5 per offer
Antony Church of England School	15	43	15	15	2.9 per offer
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School	60	122	50	49	2.0 per offer
Beacon Academy	50	84	49	49	1.7 per offer
Berrycoombe School	15	33	14	14	2.2 per offer
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy	44	57	44	44	1.3 per offer
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School	31	56	30	30	1.8 per offer
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School	16	37	16	16	2.3 per offer
Blackwater Community Primary School	14	61	19	14	4.4 per offer
Blisland Primary Academy	9	12	9	9	1.3 per offer
Bodriggy Academy	42	78	40	40	1.9 per offer
Boscastle Community Primary School	5	11	5	5	2.2 per offer
Boskenwyn Community Primary School	10	25	10	10	2.5 per offer
Bosvigo School	45	141	60	45	3.1 per offer
Boyton Community Primary School	2	3	2	2	1.5 per offer
Braddock CofE Primary School	12	21	12	11	1.8 per offer
Breage CofE Primary School	0	10	0	0	Not published
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy	44	65	39	39	1.5 per offer
Bude Primary Academy - Infants	39	65	36	36	1.7 per offer
Bugle School	16	21	16	16	1.3 per offer
Burraton Community Primary School	30	68	32	30	2.3 per offer
Callington Primary School	34	55	34	34	1.6 per offer
Calstock Community Primary School	5	13	5	5	2.6 per offer
Camelford Community Primary School	26	33	26	26	1.3 per offer
Carclaze Community Primary School	31	79	31	31	2.5 per offer
Cardinham School	12	20	12	12	1.7 per offer
Chacewater Community Primary School	21	53	21	21	2.5 per offer
Charlestown Primary School	43	107	42	42	2.5 per offer
Coads Green Primary School	3	8	3	3	2.7 per offer
Connor Downs Academy	19	40	15	15	2.1 per offer
Constantine Primary School	23	31	22	22	1.3 per offer
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy	20	31	19	19	1.6 per offer
Coverack Primary School	1	3	1	1	3.0 per offer
Crowan Primary School	13	17	9	9	1.3 per offer
Cubert Primary School	15	30	15	15	2.0 per offer
Cusgarne Primary School	4	12	4	4	3.0 per offer
Darite Primary Academy	3	6	3	3	2.0 per offer
Delabole Primary School	12	25	12	12	2.1 per offer
Devoran School	24	59	22	22	2.5 per offer
Dobwalls Community Primary School	22	45	22	22	2.0 per offer
Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy	12	28	12	12	2.3 per offer
Egloskerry Primary School	6	11	5	5	1.8 per offer
Falmouth Primary Academy	27	48	26	26	1.8 per offer
Flushing School	6	18	5	5	3.0 per offer
Fourlanesend Community Primary School	8	23	8	8	2.9 per offer
Fowey Primary School	14	24	14	14	1.7 per offer
Foxhole Learning Academy	11	19	11	11	1.7 per offer
Garras Community Primary School	12	24	12	12	2.0 per offer
Germoe Community Primary School	11	16	10	10	1.5 per offer
Gerrans School	4	6	4	4	1.5 per offer
Godolphin Primary School	9	16	9	9	1.8 per offer
Goonhavern Primary School	27	55	27	27	2.0 per offer
Gorran School	13	26	13	13	2.0 per offer
Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School	2	9	2	2	4.5 per offer
Grampound Road Village CofE School	10	22	10	10	2.2 per offer
Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School	6	19	6	6	3.2 per offer
Gulval School	30	78	32	27	2.6 per offer
Gwinear Community Primary School	16	45	21	13	2.8 per offer
Halwin School	3	8	3	3	2.7 per offer
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy	15	29	15	15	1.9 per offer
Heamoor Community Primary School	30	63	31	29	2.1 per offer
Illogan School	26	62	24	24	2.4 per offer
Indian Queens Primary School	36	52	35	35	1.4 per offer
Jacobstow Community Academy	6	8	6	6	1.3 per offer
Kea Community Primary School	23	56	20	20	2.4 per offer
Kehelland Village School	14	31	11	11	2.2 per offer
Kennall Vale School	20	52	26	20	2.6 per offer
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School	24	48	33	24	2.0 per offer
King Charles Church of England Primary School	57	114	51	50	2.0 per offer
Ladock C of E School	5	15	5	5	3.0 per offer
Landewednack Community Primary School	5	9	5	5	1.8 per offer
Landulph School	2	10	2	2	5.0 per offer
Lanivet Community Primary School	25	47	18	18	1.9 per offer
Lanlivery Primary Academy	4	9	4	4	2.3 per offer
Lanner Primary School	29	69	28	27	2.4 per offer
Launceston Primary School	30	49	29	28	1.6 per offer
Leedstown Community Primary School	13	23	12	12	1.8 per offer
Lerryn CofE Primary School	5	8	5	5	1.6 per offer
Lewannick Community Primary School	13	20	12	12	1.5 per offer
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School	43	79	43	43	1.8 per offer
Looe Primary Academy	17	31	17	17	1.8 per offer
Lostwithiel School	26	37	26	26	1.4 per offer
Ludgvan School	29	70	42	28	2.4 per offer
Luxulyan School	11	17	11	11	1.5 per offer
Mabe Community Primary School	19	34	17	17	1.8 per offer
Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School	4	10	4	4	2.5 per offer
Manaccan Primary School	4	9	4	4	2.3 per offer
Marazion School	5	23	5	5	4.6 per offer
Marhamchurch CofE Academy	16	33	16	16	2.1 per offer
Marlborough School	30	102	43	29	3.4 per offer
Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School	12	26	12	12	2.2 per offer
Mawnan CofE VA Primary School	16	44	16	16	2.8 per offer
Menheniot Primary School	14	26	14	14	1.9 per offer
Mevagissey Community Primary School	18	23	18	18	1.3 per offer
Millbrook CofE Primary School	13	23	13	13	1.8 per offer
Mithian School	8	36	6	6	4.5 per offer
Mount Charles School	30	72	32	30	2.4 per offer
Mount Hawke Academy	30	96	30	29	3.2 per offer
Mousehole School	14	22	11	11	1.6 per offer
Mullion Primary School	14	20	14	14	1.4 per offer
Mylor Bridge Community Primary School	20	46	23	20	2.3 per offer
Nancledra School	15	37	16	11	2.5 per offer
Nanpean Community Primary School	13	33	13	13	2.5 per offer
Nansledan School	55	104	55	55	1.9 per offer
Nansloe Academy	26	74	26	26	2.8 per offer
Nanstallon Community Primary School	17	41	27	17	2.4 per offer
Newlyn School	23	40	23	23	1.7 per offer
Newquay Primary Academy	30	118	32	30	3.9 per offer
North Petherwin School	9	11	9	9	1.2 per offer
Otterham Community Primary School	5	10	5	5	2.0 per offer
Padstow School	13	24	13	13	1.8 per offer
Parc Eglos School	35	69	35	35	2.0 per offer
Pelynt Primary Academy	11	17	10	10	1.5 per offer
Pencoys Primary School	18	27	16	16	1.5 per offer
Pendeen School	6	12	6	6	2.0 per offer
Pennoweth Primary School	47	84	46	46	1.8 per offer
Penpol School	60	102	66	58	1.7 per offer
Penponds School	15	49	23	14	3.3 per offer
Penryn Primary Academy	41	61	37	37	1.5 per offer
Pensans Community Primary School	9	20	9	9	2.2 per offer
Pensilva Primary School	15	21	15	15	1.4 per offer
Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School	29	84	34	26	2.9 per offer
Perranporth Community Primary School	30	48	29	29	1.6 per offer
Polperro Primary Academy	13	23	13	13	1.8 per offer
Polruan Primary Academy	2	5	2	2	2.5 per offer
Pondhu Primary School	17	38	17	17	2.2 per offer
Port Isaac Academy	5	7	5	5	1.4 per offer
Porthleven School	22	31	22	22	1.4 per offer
Portreath Community Primary School	28	66	28	28	2.4 per offer
Probus Primary School	30	43	30	29	1.4 per offer
Quethiock CofE School	9	11	9	9	1.2 per offer
Roche Community Primary School	29	59	29	29	2.0 per offer
Rosemellin Community Primary School	38	80	32	32	2.1 per offer
Roskear Primary & Nursery School	45	81	40	40	1.8 per offer
Sandy Hill Academy	56	149	53	53	2.7 per offer
Sennen Community Primary Academy	14	25	14	14	1.8 per offer
Shortlanesend School	22	28	20	20	1.3 per offer
Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School	30	46	32	30	1.5 per offer
Sithney Community Primary School	5	12	5	5	2.4 per offer
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery	30	75	34	30	2.5 per offer
South Petherwin Community Primary School	15	44	21	14	2.9 per offer
St Agnes Academy	61	102	59	59	1.7 per offer
St Breock Primary School	24	42	24	24	1.8 per offer
St Breward Community Primary School	4	8	4	4	2.0 per offer
St Buryan Primary School	7	10	6	6	1.4 per offer
St Catherine's CofE Primary School	30	55	34	30	1.8 per offer
St Cleer Primary Academy	18	49	18	18	2.7 per offer
St Columb Major Academy	36	56	36	36	1.6 per offer
St Columb Minor Academy	44	99	44	44	2.3 per offer
St Day and Carharrack Community School	16	26	16	16	1.6 per offer
St Dennis Primary Academy	21	34	21	21	1.6 per offer
St Dominic CofE Primary School	11	25	11	11	2.3 per offer
St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School	10	15	10	10	1.5 per offer
St Erth Community Primary School	15	46	19	14	3.1 per offer
St Francis CofE Primary School	36	89	32	32	2.5 per offer
St Germans Primary School	3	16	3	3	5.3 per offer
St Hilary School	27	43	22	22	1.6 per offer
St Issey Church of England Primary School	15	24	15	15	1.6 per offer
St Ives Infant School	41	50	37	37	1.2 per offer
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne	15	25	15	15	1.7 per offer
St Just Primary School	13	23	13	13	1.8 per offer
St Keverne Primary School	8	8	8	8	1.0 per offer
St Kew Academy	10	28	10	10	2.8 per offer
St Levan Primary School	4	11	3	3	2.8 per offer
St Mabyn CofE School	3	13	3	3	4.3 per offer
St Mark's CofE Academy	5	5	5	5	1.0 per offer
St Martin's CofE Primary School	34	59	34	34	1.7 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin	30	59	30	30	2.0 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth	30	68	29	28	2.3 per offer
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance	14	26	13	13	1.9 per offer
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance	10	22	10	10	2.2 per offer
St Mary's CofE School, Truro	29	140	41	28	4.8 per offer
St Mawes Primary School	3	7	3	3	2.3 per offer
St Mellion Church of England Primary School	6	17	6	6	2.8 per offer
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy	41	75	37	37	1.8 per offer
St Merryn School	12	20	12	12	1.7 per offer
St Mewan Community Primary School	58	92	58	58	1.6 per offer
St Michael's Church of England Primary School	37	77	37	37	2.1 per offer
St Minver School	19	31	19	19	1.6 per offer
St Neot Community Primary School	14	18	14	14	1.3 per offer
St Newlyn East Learning Academy	18	31	18	18	1.7 per offer
St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry	14	21	14	14	1.5 per offer
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	38	70	37	37	1.8 per offer
St Stephen Churchtown Academy	30	44	30	30	1.5 per offer
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery	30	77	32	30	2.6 per offer
St Stephens Community Academy	21	31	19	19	1.5 per offer
St Teath Community Primary School	12	30	12	12	2.5 per offer
St Tudy CofE Primary School	6	13	6	6	2.2 per offer
St Uny CofE Academy	30	51	27	27	1.7 per offer
St Wenn School	10	13	10	10	1.3 per offer
St Winnow CofE School	12	33	12	12	2.8 per offer
Stithians Community Primary School	22	35	20	20	1.6 per offer
Stoke Climsland School	14	32	14	14	2.3 per offer
Stratton Primary School	38	65	37	37	1.7 per offer
Summercourt Academy	14	32	13	13	2.3 per offer
The Bishops CofE Learning Academy	41	76	40	40	1.9 per offer
Threemilestone School	52	71	50	50	1.4 per offer
Tintagel Primary School	8	15	8	8	1.9 per offer
Torpoint Nursery and Infant School	52	60	52	52	1.2 per offer
Trannack Primary School	3	8	3	3	2.7 per offer
Tregadillett Primary School	29	49	27	27	1.7 per offer
Tregolls Academy	16	24	14	14	1.5 per offer
Tregony Community Primary School	14	31	13	13	2.2 per offer
Trekenner Community Primary School	5	12	5	5	2.4 per offer
Treleigh Community Primary School	44	110	44	44	2.5 per offer
Treloweth Community Primary School	60	87	57	57	1.5 per offer
Trenance Learning Academy	108	166	109	108	1.5 per offer
Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy	10	25	10	10	2.5 per offer
Treverbyn Academy	11	31	11	11	2.8 per offer
Trevisker Primary School	14	26	14	14	1.9 per offer
Trevithick Learning Academy	60	138	78	60	2.3 per offer
Trewidland Primary School	5	10	5	5	2.0 per offer
Trewirgie Infants' School	60	124	63	59	2.1 per offer
Troon Community Primary School	19	29	18	18	1.5 per offer
Truro Learning Academy	23	38	17	17	1.7 per offer
Trythall Community Primary School	10	21	10	10	2.1 per offer
Tywardreath School	27	66	26	26	2.4 per offer
Upton Cross Academy	13	22	13	13	1.7 per offer
Veryan CofE School	1	2	1	1	2.0 per offer
Wadebridge Primary Academy	31	57	31	31	1.8 per offer
Warbstow Primary Academy	7	11	7	7	1.6 per offer
Weeth Community Primary School	30	92	28	25	3.1 per offer
Wendron Church of England Primary School	15	35	15	15	2.3 per offer
Werrington Community Primary School	5	9	5	5	1.8 per offer
Whitemoor Academy	14	34	14	14	2.4 per offer
Whitstone Primary School	9	11	8	8	1.2 per offer
Windmill Hill Academy	10	26	10	10	2.6 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Cornwall secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.