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St Francis CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Hannah Stevens

corporate_fareKERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onFalmouth, TR11 4SU

language Visit Website phone 1326211910

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

424

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Francis CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Falmouth, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Francis CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Falmouth, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 407 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #157 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #11,435 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 73%

Maths74% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 2.0

1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 2.8

-1.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading85% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA -0.1

2.1 to 5.3

1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 2.6

4.0

Maths

LA -1.2

2.7 to 5.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%

Reading79% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 75%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA -0.3

1.5 to 4.7

Write

LA -0.3

1.5 to 4.5

2.5

Maths

LA -1.0

1.1 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-07-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-02-28

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

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(5 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 407 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	407	10	2.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	408	6	1.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	421	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	423	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	424	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	424	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	424	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	415	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	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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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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 35 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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St Francis CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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