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St Columb Minor Academy

Porth Bean Road, St Columb Minor, Newquay, TR7 3JF

Local ranking157th of 233 primary schools in Cornwall
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
70.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
80.0%
Writing (Expected)
82.0%
Maths (Expected)
89.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
83.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
89

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
440
Boys
229 (52%)
Girls
211 (48%)
Capacity
630 (70% full)
SEND
16.6%
FSM Eligible
22.3%
EAL
5.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
13.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
18.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,180/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 85.7%
  • White Other: 5.2%
  • Mixed Other: 1.8%
  • Other: 1.8%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
  • Asian Other: 0.7%

85.7%

White British

5.2%

White Other

1.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
136869
UKPRN
10034073
Establishment No.
2454
Trust
KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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