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St Germans Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Ingrid Bennett

location_onSaltash, PL12 5NJ

language Visit Website phone 1503230378

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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Germans Primary School is a Community school primary school in Saltash, serving ages 3-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Germans Primary School is a community school in Saltash, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 78 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #161 of 216 primaries in Cornwall and #13,004 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 27.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.4

-0.2 to 5.8

1.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 4.3

2.9

Maths

LA -0.7

0.1 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading100% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.1

0.5 to 6.7

3.1

Write

LA -0.2

0.3 to 6.0

2.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.5 to 4.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%

Reading93% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 75%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.3

0.2 to 6.4

0.3

Write

LA -0.3

-2.7 to 3.3

0.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.6 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

11 June 2024

Inspection Report

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14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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10 January 2018

Inspection Report

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20 November 2014

Inspection Report

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25 November 2009

Inspection Report

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21 September 2006

Inspection Report

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21 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2018-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-11-20

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-11-25

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 59 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	59	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	58	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	64	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	78	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	78	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	91	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	99	1	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	91	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	87	1	1.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	93	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	93	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	86	3	3.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	95	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	92	1	1.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	96	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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St Germans Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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