St Germans Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Cornwall
Lower Fairfield, Saltash, PL12 5NJ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 14/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
6.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
41
Capacity used
Has space34%
119 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
6 of 6 families who put it first got an offer
6
Places offered
12
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 6 | 6 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 50% |
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carly Passco
- Address
- Lower Fairfield, St Germans, Saltash, PL12 5NJ
- Phone
- 01503230378
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward / constituency
- Rame Peninsula & St Germans · South East Cornwall
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151213
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST BARNABAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
41 pupils · 119 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
28 April 2026
Academy First Section 5 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
14 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 48 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
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 by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 79% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 21% | 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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.