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Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School

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

personMrs Tracey Fletcher

location_onSaltash, PL12 4PA

language Visit Website phone 1752845463

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

194

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Expected Standard

28%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Saltash, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Saltash, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 192 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 28% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #199 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #13,873 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 59%

Reading66% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 73%

Maths44% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.4

-3.0 to 1.7

0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 3.1

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-6.7 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 2.9

1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-0.8 to 3.3

-1.7

Maths

LA -1.2

-3.7 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 59%

Reading93% LA 74%

Writing86% LA 75%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.3

-2.4 to 2

1.9

Write

LA -0.3

-0.2 to 4

-1.8

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.8 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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24 November 2016

Inspection Report

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03 July 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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17 October 2007

Inspection Report

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10 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-07-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-10-17

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 192 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	192	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	187	4	2.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	189	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	187	3	1.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	195	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	194	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	196	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	197	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	195	4	2.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	211	2	0.9%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils