St Agnes, #1 on this list · Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cornwall rankings · Schools

Towns with the best schools in Cornwall

St Agnes ranks first on schools among Cornwall’s 35 towns of 2,500+; 4 of the 35 grade A− or better against UK towns.

The School Grade (England only): Key Stage 2 and GCSE results of the state schools in the town (or within 3 km), weighted by pupils and measured against England’s schools. The rank across England sits beside each letter. How grades work

St Agnes

3,253 people

A⁺

Better than 95% of UK towns·#69 of 1,973 in England

Lostwithiel

3,067 people

Better than 89% of UK towns·#191 of 1,973 in England

Perranporth

2,752 people

A⁻

Better than 83% of UK towns·#306 of 1,973 in England

All 35 towns, ranked

Schools grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England links to the national list.

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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1St Agnes3,253 peopleA⁺#69 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 95% of UK towns

2Lostwithiel3,067 peopleA#191 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 89% of UK towns

3Perranporth2,752 peopleA⁻#306 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 83% of UK towns

4Threemilestone2,854 peopleA⁻#375 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 79% of UK towns

5Falmouth24,066 peopleB⁺#576 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

6Newquay24,543 peopleB#718 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 62% of UK towns

7St Columb Major3,663 peopleB#744 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns

8Penryn11,194 peopleB#755 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 61% of UK towns

9Camborne20,445 peopleB#762 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 60% of UK towns

10Probus2,565 peopleB#767 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 60% of UK towns

11Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel3,506 peopleB#780 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns

12Bodmin16,904 peopleB#782 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 59% of UK towns

13St Blazey6,569 peopleB#826 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns

14Pool and Illogan8,588 peopleB#844 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

15Callington4,665 peopleB#855 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

16St Austell24,361 peopleB⁻#888 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 54% of UK towns

17Launceston8,431 peopleB⁻#894 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 53% of UK towns

18Truro23,060 peopleB⁻#936 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 51% of UK towns

19Torpoint7,163 peopleB⁻#974 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

20Wadebridge5,626 peopleB⁻#1,048 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 46% of UK towns

21Tywardreath2,589 peopleB⁻#1,053 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 46% of UK towns

22Saltash15,433 peopleC⁺#1,200 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 39% of UK towns

23Redruth15,455 peopleC⁺#1,263 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 36% of UK towns

24Helston11,366 peopleC#1,304 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 34% of UK towns

25St Ives5,413 peopleC#1,381 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 31% of UK towns

26Camelford2,983 peopleC#1,387 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 30% of UK towns

27Newlyn3,362 peopleC#1,429 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 28% of UK towns

T28Carbis Bay3,967 peopleC#1,492 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 25% of UK towns

T28Liskeard10,901 peopleC#1,492 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 25% of UK towns

30Porthleven3,118 peopleC⁻#1,584 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 21% of UK towns

31Penzance14,957 peopleC⁻#1,589 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 21% of UK towns

32Bude7,347 peopleC⁻#1,693 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 16% of UK towns

33Hayle9,040 peopleD#1,727 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 14% of UK towns

34Looe5,314 peopleD#1,730 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 14% of UK towns

35Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road3,888 peopleD⁻#1,937 of 1,973 nationallybetter than 3% of UK towns

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Questions people ask

Which town in Cornwall has the best schools?

St Agnes ranks first on schools among 35 towns, with an A+: better than 95% of UK towns. Lostwithiel and Perranporth follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The School Grade (England only): Key Stage 2 and GCSE results of the state schools in the town (or within 3 km), weighted by pupils and measured against England’s schools. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Welsh towns have no School Grade: Wales doesn’t publish school-level results. Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Cornwall’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Cornwall is on the county page.

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Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026 · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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