Mount Charles School is a mainstream primary school with an SEN unit in St Austell, Cornwall, for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its SEN unit has 14 places with special educational needs.
- Ages 3–11
- 333 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 14 places, 14 pupils
- Pupils
- 333
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Simpson (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust
- Council
- Cornwall
- School reference (URN)
- 142850
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Cornwall council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, January 2025
Inspected in January 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Morven Road, St Austell, PL25 4PP
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Restormel Academy Alternative provision · Ages 5–16 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.4 miles
- Doubletrees School Special school · Ages 2–19 · Ofsted: Good 2.6 miles
- Red Moor School Independent · Ages 5–18 5.3 miles
By need in Cornwall: Autism (18) · SEMH (14) · Moderate learning (14) · Severe learning (14) · Speech and language (13) · Dyslexia and SpLD (11) · Physical (11) · Hearing (9) · Vision (9) · Multi-sensory (9) · PMLD (8)
Questions about Mount Charles School
How do I get a place in Mount Charles School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What ages does Mount Charles School take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Mount Charles School’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is Mount Charles School?
Morven Road, St Austell, PL25 4PP, in Cornwall.
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