Schools in Cornwall

260 schools with published admissions figures

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The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Cornwall

Primary

• Offered their first choice 95.9%

  Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 92.6% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.6%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 4,732

  Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.9% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.3 points higher than in 2016, when it was 92.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 6,475 places for 4,732 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

• Offered their first choice 97.4%

  Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 98.4% in 2016.

• Offered one of their three 99.3%

  Families offered any of the schools they named.

• Families who applied 5,542

  Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 97.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.0 points lower than in 2016, when it was 98.4%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 6,387 places for 5,542 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Elsewhere

• Most sought-after schools in Cornwall by first preferences per place
• Schools in EX22 (7)
• Schools in EX23 (7)
• Schools in PL11 (4)
• Schools in PL12 (10)
• Schools in PL13 (5)
• Schools in PL14 (14)
• Schools in PL15 (17)
• Schools in PL17 (4)
• Schools in PL18 (3)
• Schools in PL22 (3)
• Schools in PL23 (3)
• Schools in PL25 (8)
• Schools in PL26 (13)
• Schools in PL27 (6)
• Schools in PL30 (12)
• Schools in PL31 (5)
• Schools in PL32 (3)
• Schools in TR1 (6)
• Schools in TR10 (3)
• Schools in TR11 (10)
• Schools in TR12 (8)
• Schools in TR13 (12)
• Schools in TR14 (11)
• Schools in TR15 (5)
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