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St Columb Major Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cornwall

Newquay Road, St Columb, TR9 6RW

Website 01637880272

59

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 06/12/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.7%

13.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

300

Capacity used

Has space

71%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

36 of 36 families who put it first got an offer

38

Places offered

55

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3636● 100%
2nd preference102● 20%
3rd preference90● 0%
Total553869%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cornwall lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jules Jenkin
Address
Newquay Road, St Columb, TR9 6RW
Phone
01637880272
Local authority
Cornwall
Ward / constituency
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn · North Cornwall
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
136862

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals29%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support13%——
50% boys (151)50% girls (149)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

300 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    06 December 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 301 pupils

Attendance

94.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
21%
21/22
12%
22/23
18%
23/24
14%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths59%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard77%
+15% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard84%
+9% vs England
Higher standard32%
-1% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard80%
+8% vs England
Greater depth2%
-11% vs England

Maths

Expected standard82%
+8% vs England
Higher standard16%
-10% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard71%
-2% vs England
Higher standard25%
-5% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard82%
+0% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

642019522023592024772025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)77%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cornwall council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.