St Columb Minor Academy is a primary school located in Newquay. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Porth Bean Road, Newquay

School Information

Address: Porth Bean Road, Newquay, TR7 3JF
Website: www.scminor.kernowlearning.co.uk
Telephone: 01637873958
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nikki Cotterill
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136869

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 527
Number of Boys: 271
Number of Girls: 256

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.3 to -2.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.5 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columb Minor Academy
Porth Bean Road , St Columb Minor TR7 3JF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newquay Primary Academy
Trevenson Road , TR7 3BH 		- not rated 854 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Nansledan School
William Hosking Road , TR8 4FX 		- not rated 1,636 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Newquay Junior Academy
Edgcumbe Avenue , TR7 2NL 		4out of 4 2,043 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Bishops CofE Learning Academy
Treninnick Hill , TR7 2SR 		3out of 4 2,260 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Treviglas Academy
Bradley Road , TR7 3JA 		1out of 4 165 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Newquay Tretherras
Trevenson Road , TR7 3BH 		3out of 4 855 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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