St Columb Minor Academy

Cornwall · TR7 3JF

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 393 pupils, 20.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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St Columb Minor Academy

General Information

Address: Porth Bean Road, St Columb Minor, Newquay, TR7 3JF – View on map
Phone: 01637873958
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Natalie Simmonds
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 44 families put it first for 44 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

393 pupils out of 630 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 80
% eligible for free school meals: 20.4%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (more mixed than the Cornwall average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 19.9% a year (Cornwall 17%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Cornwall: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 8 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Cornwall, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 15.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 25 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 21 pupils
Physical disability: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 70% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 9% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the Cornwall average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 61% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 61%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 82% · Maths 89% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 83%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 106
Based on: 89 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCornwall averageEngland↗ Improving Up 15 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points above the Cornwall average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 55th of 209 junior and primary schools in the area

=55Pelynt Primary Academy70%
=55Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School70%
=55St Columb Minor Academy70%
=55Tywardreath School70%
=68Cardinham School69%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Trythall Community Primary School100%
#2Millbrook CofE Primary School95%
#3Mousehole School92%
=4Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy91%
=4Egloskerry Primary School91%
#6Crowan Primary School90%
#7St Levan Primary School88%
=8Halwin School86%
=8St Dominic CofE Primary School86%
=8St Issey Church of England Primary School86%
#11St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne85%
=12Lanner Primary School83%
=12Tregony Community Primary School83%
=12Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy83%
=15Antony Church of England School82%
=15Gorran School82%
=15Mevagissey Community Primary School82%
=18Beacon Academy81%
=18Portreath Community Primary School81%
=20Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School79%
=20St Germans Primary School79%
=22Lewannick Community Primary School78%
=22Luxulyan School78%
=22Mawnan CofE VA Primary School78%
=22Newlyn School78%
=22Penponds School78%
=27Alverton Primary School77%
=27Nancledra School77%
=27Pencoys Primary School77%
=27Perranporth Community Primary School77%
=27St Columb Major Academy77%
#32Mount Hawke Academy76%
=33Blackwater Community Primary School75%
=33Camelford Community Primary School75%
=33Flushing School75%
=33Gulval School75%
=33Upton Cross Academy75%
=38King Charles Church of England Primary School74%
=38St Merryn School74%
=40Calstock Community Primary School73%
=40Menheniot Primary School73%
=40Whitemoor Academy73%
=43Sandy Hill Academy72%
=43St Breock Primary School72%
=43St Day and Carharrack Community School72%
=43St Just Primary School72%
=43St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery72%
=48Landewednack Community Primary School71%
=48South Petherwin Community Primary School71%
=48St Cleer Primary Academy71%
=48St Ives Junior School71%
=48St Mabyn CofE School71%
=48Summercourt Academy71%
=48Tintagel Primary School71%
=55Braddock CofE Primary School70%
=55Callington Primary School70%
=55Gerrans School70%
=55Landulph School70%
=55Lanivet Community Primary School70%
=55Marlborough School70%
=55Mylor Bridge Community Primary School70%
=55Otterham Community Primary School70%
=55Padstow School70%
=55Pelynt Primary Academy70%
=55Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School70%
=55St Columb Minor Academy70%
=55Tywardreath School70%
=68Cardinham School69%
=68Falmouth Primary Academy69%
=68Ladock C of E School69%
=68St Martin's CofE Primary School69%
=68Weeth Community Primary School69%
=73Constantine Primary School68%
=73Cusgarne Primary School68%
=73Lostwithiel School68%
=73St Newlyn East Learning Academy68%
=77Garras Community Primary School67%
=77Illogan School67%
=77Jacobstow Community Academy67%
=77Newquay Junior Academy67%
=77Probus Primary School67%
=77Troon Community Primary School67%
=83Connor Downs Academy65%
=83Cubert Primary School65%
=83Looe Primary Academy65%
=83Penryn Primary Academy65%
=83Shortlanesend School65%
=83St Dennis Primary Academy65%
=89Altarnun Primary School64%
=89St Winnow CofE School64%
=91Burraton Community Primary School63%
=91Carclaze Community Primary School63%
=91Kennall Vale School63%
=91Mithian School63%
=91Nansloe Academy63%
=91Porthleven School63%
=91St Catherine's CofE Primary School63%
=91St Erth Community Primary School63%
=91St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance63%
=100Dobwalls Community Primary School62%
=100Mount Charles School62%
=100Nansledan School62%
=100St Agnes Academy62%
=100St Hilary School62%
=100St Minver School62%
=100St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School62%
=100Stoke Climsland School62%
=108Biscovey Academy61%
=108The Bishops CofE Learning Academy61%
=108Truro Learning Academy61%
=111Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School60%
=111Nanstallon Community Primary School60%
=111St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin60%
=111St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth60%
=111St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy60%
=111St Mewan Community Primary School60%
=111St Tudy CofE Primary School60%
=111Trevisker Primary School60%
=111Trevithick Learning Academy60%
=111Wendron Church of England Primary School60%
=121Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy59%
=121Chacewater Community Primary School59%
=121Charlestown Primary School59%
=121Mabe Community Primary School59%
=121Sennen Community Primary Academy59%
=126Bishop Bronescombe CofE School58%
=126Devoran School58%
=126Fowey Primary School58%
=126Roskear Primary & Nursery School58%
=126St Stephen Churchtown Academy58%
=131Carbeile Junior School57%
=131Darite Primary Academy57%
=131Kea Community Primary School57%
=131Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School57%
=131Liskeard Hillfort Primary School57%
=131St Wenn School57%
=131Tregadillett Primary School57%
=131Treverbyn Academy57%
=139Bude Primary Academy - Juniors56%
=139Godolphin Primary School56%
=139Gwinear Community Primary School56%
=139Pennoweth Primary School56%
=143Berrycoombe School55%
=143Roche Community Primary School55%
=143Threemilestone School55%
=146Marhamchurch CofE Academy54%
=146Wadebridge Primary Academy54%
=148Polperro Primary Academy53%
=148St Michael's Church of England Primary School53%
=148St Neot Community Primary School53%
=151St Stephens Community Academy52%
=151Treleigh Community Primary School52%
=151Treloweth Community Primary School52%
=151Windmill Hill Academy52%
=155Bodriggy Academy51%
=155St Francis CofE Primary School51%
=157Boscastle Community Primary School50%
=157Coads Green Primary School50%
=157Pendeen School50%
=157Pensans Community Primary School50%
=157St Buryan Primary School50%
=157St Kew Academy50%
=157St Mawes Primary School50%
=157St Teath Community Primary School50%
=157Stratton Primary School50%
#166Parc Eglos School49%
#167Stithians Community Primary School48%
=168Bosvigo School47%
=168Harrowbarrow Primary Academy47%
=168Heamoor Community Primary School47%
=168Pondhu Primary School47%
=168St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School47%
=168Tregolls Academy47%
=174Mullion Primary School46%
=174Rosemellin Community Primary School46%
=174Sithney Community Primary School46%
=177Fourlanesend Community Primary School45%
=177Germoe Community Primary School45%
=177Grampound Road Village CofE School45%
=180Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School44%
=180Quethiock CofE School44%
=180Trewirgie Junior School44%
=183Copper Valley Junior Academy43%
=183Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School43%
=183North Petherwin School43%
=183St Keverne Primary School43%
#187Bugle School41%
#188St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance40%
#189Indian Queens Primary School39%
=190Delabole Primary School38%
=190Ludgvan School38%
=190St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry38%
#193Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School36%
=194Boskenwyn Community Primary School33%
=194Kehelland Village School33%
=194St Mary's CofE School, Truro33%
=194St Uny CofE Academy33%
#198Whitstone Primary School31%
#199Foxhole Learning Academy30%
#200Nanpean Community Primary School29%
#201Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School28%
=202Boyton Community Primary School25%
=202St Mark's CofE Academy25%
#204Lanlivery Primary Academy22%
#205Werrington Community Primary School18%
=206Pensilva Primary School14%
=206St Breward Community Primary School14%
#208Trannack Primary School13%
#209Manaccan Primary School0%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,180 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

170th of 219 primary schools in Cornwall for spending per pupil

#168St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne£6,192
#169St Dominic CofE Primary School£6,188
#170St Columb Minor Academy£6,180
#171St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth£6,167
#172Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School£6,156

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Lerryn CofE Primary School£14,455
#2Polruan Primary Academy£14,190
#3Boyton Community Primary School£13,548
#4Coverack Primary School£13,273
#5St Mawes Primary School£12,480
#6Trannack Primary School£12,396
#7Pensans Community Primary School£12,275
#8Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School£12,253
#9Launceston Primary School£12,211
#10St Levan Primary School£12,017
#11St Breward Community Primary School£11,952
#12Breage CofE Primary School£11,584
#13Halwin School£11,420
#14St Germans Primary School£11,019
#15Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School£10,973
#16Fourlanesend Community Primary School£10,886
#17Boscastle Community Primary School£10,293
#18Port Isaac Academy£10,245
#19Coads Green Primary School£10,165
#20Pendeen School£9,875
#21Calstock Community Primary School£9,815
#22Veryan CofE School£9,654
#23St Day and Carharrack Community School£9,642
#24Trekenner Community Primary School£9,629
#25Warbstow Primary Academy£9,438
#26Pondhu Primary School£9,404
#27St Wenn School£9,392
#28St Tudy CofE Primary School£9,257
#29Manaccan Primary School£9,256
#30St Buryan Primary School£9,172
#31Foxhole Learning Academy£9,171
#32Flushing School£9,127
#33Trythall Community Primary School£9,105
#34Trewidland Primary School£9,086
#35Darite Primary Academy£9,077
#36Tregolls Academy£9,026
#37St Mabyn CofE School£8,962
#38Blisland Primary Academy£8,953
#39Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy£8,923
#40St Keverne Primary School£8,885
#41Lanlivery Primary Academy£8,811
#42Godolphin Primary School£8,743
#43Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery£8,692
#44Altarnun Primary School£8,647
#45Egloskerry Primary School£8,611
#46Garras Community Primary School£8,576
#47Burraton Community Primary School£8,566
#48Germoe Community Primary School£8,563
#49Newquay Primary Academy£8,557
#50Falmouth Primary Academy£8,532
#51Otterham Community Primary School£8,444
#52Whitstone Primary School£8,393
#53Mithian School£8,235
#54St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School£8,200
#55Werrington Community Primary School£8,125
#56St Neot Community Primary School£8,106
#57Sithney Community Primary School£8,060
#58Nancledra School£8,058
#59Tintagel Primary School£8,052
#60Kehelland Village School£8,014
#61Gorran School£7,962
#62St Mellion Church of England Primary School£7,954
#63Leedstown Community Primary School£7,930
#64Lewannick Community Primary School£7,914
#65Landewednack Community Primary School£7,905
#66Delabole Primary School£7,861
#67Nanpean Community Primary School£7,851
#68St Mary's CofE School, Truro£7,837
#69Landulph School£7,829
#70St Mark's CofE Academy£7,731
#71Berrycoombe School£7,724
#72Jacobstow Community Academy£7,684
#73Boskenwyn Community Primary School£7,623
#74Pencoys Primary School£7,622
#75St Merryn School£7,595
#76Upton Cross Academy£7,537
#77Cardinham School£7,537
#78Mousehole School£7,480
#79St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance£7,423
#80Summercourt Academy£7,408
#81Ladock C of E School£7,400
#82Crowan Primary School£7,398
#83Trevithick Learning Academy£7,396
#84Penryn Primary Academy£7,385
#85Polperro Primary Academy£7,364
#86Newlyn School£7,347
#87Pelynt Primary Academy£7,287
#88Gwinear Community Primary School£7,268
#89Camelford Community Primary School£7,256
#90Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School£7,236
#91Nanstallon Community Primary School£7,234
#92Constantine Primary School£7,228
#93Shortlanesend School£7,221
#94St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance£7,203
#95Mullion Primary School£7,201
#96St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery£7,174
#97St Dennis Primary Academy£7,168
#98Luxulyan School£7,165
#99Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School£7,157
#100Troon Community Primary School£7,156
#101Penponds School£7,146
#102Pensilva Primary School£7,118
#103North Petherwin School£7,106
#104Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School£7,079
#105St Kew Academy£7,070
#106Harrowbarrow Primary Academy£7,069
#107Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School£7,055
#108Treverbyn Academy£7,025
#109Mevagissey Community Primary School£6,993
#110Blackwater Community Primary School£6,979
#111Devoran School£6,975
#112Gerrans School£6,973
#113Cusgarne Primary School£6,971
#114Mawnan CofE VA Primary School£6,921
#115Roche Community Primary School£6,919
#116Heamoor Community Primary School£6,845
#117Stoke Climsland School£6,840
#118Truro Learning Academy£6,823
#119Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy£6,803
#120South Petherwin Community Primary School£6,768
#121Bugle School£6,761
#122St Erth Community Primary School£6,752
#123Fowey Primary School£6,739
#124Bosvigo School£6,726
#125Weeth Community Primary School£6,723
#126Cubert Primary School£6,694
#127Lostwithiel School£6,678
#128Mylor Bridge Community Primary School£6,670
#129Kea Community Primary School£6,667
#130Sennen Community Primary Academy£6,564
#131Wendron Church of England Primary School£6,559
#132Porthleven School£6,558
#133Lanivet Community Primary School£6,543
#134St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,542
#135Dobwalls Community Primary School£6,513
#136Roskear Primary & Nursery School£6,483
#137Mabe Community Primary School£6,479
#138Beacon Academy£6,478
#139St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin£6,467
#140Whitemoor Academy£6,435
#141Stithians Community Primary School£6,433
#142Parc Eglos School£6,420
#143St Columb Major Academy£6,416
#144Gulval School£6,414
#145Alverton Primary School£6,403
#146Quethiock CofE School£6,376
#147St Hilary School£6,376
#148Stratton Primary School£6,368
#149St Stephens Community Academy£6,362
#150Rosemellin Community Primary School£6,357
#151Treleigh Community Primary School£6,351
#152Trevisker Primary School£6,348
#153Padstow School£6,336
#154Looe Primary Academy£6,335
#155Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School£6,332
#156St Just Primary School£6,326
#157Portreath Community Primary School£6,321
#158Marlborough School£6,318
#159Windmill Hill Academy£6,304
#160Wadebridge Primary Academy£6,282
#161Treloweth Community Primary School£6,278
#162Braddock CofE Primary School£6,263
#163Lanner Primary School£6,254
#164Kennall Vale School£6,254
#165Ludgvan School£6,243
#166St Winnow CofE School£6,232
#167Menheniot Primary School£6,213
#168St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne£6,192
#169St Dominic CofE Primary School£6,188
#170St Columb Minor Academy£6,180
#171St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth£6,167
#172Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School£6,156
#173Mount Charles School£6,139
#174Bodriggy Academy£6,137
#175Grampound Road Village CofE School£6,135
#176Liskeard Hillfort Primary School£6,134
#177Illogan School£6,133
#178Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School£6,068
#179Tregadillett Primary School£6,054
#180Chacewater Community Primary School£6,041
#181St Stephen Churchtown Academy£6,032
#182St Martin's CofE Primary School£6,007
#183St Issey Church of England Primary School£5,991
#184Tywardreath School£5,941
#185St Breock Primary School£5,940
#186Connor Downs Academy£5,883
#187St Cleer Primary Academy£5,882
#188St Minver School£5,880
#189Charlestown Primary School£5,820
#190Perranporth Community Primary School£5,818
#191Nansledan School£5,791
#192Probus Primary School£5,783
#193Tregony Community Primary School£5,780
#194St Mewan Community Primary School£5,776
#195Threemilestone School£5,724
#196St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,719
#197St Newlyn East Learning Academy£5,695
#198Callington Primary School£5,683
#199Nansloe Academy£5,675
#200Bishop Bronescombe CofE School£5,658
#201Indian Queens Primary School£5,643
#202The Bishops CofE Learning Academy£5,631
#203St Catherine's CofE Primary School£5,590
#204Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy£5,581
#205Mount Hawke Academy£5,575
#206Carclaze Community Primary School£5,565
#207St Uny CofE Academy£5,533
#208Pennoweth Primary School£5,521
#209St Teath Community Primary School£5,504
#210St Francis CofE Primary School£5,486
#211St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry£5,450
#212Millbrook CofE Primary School£5,433
#213Antony Church of England School£5,337
#214St Agnes Academy£5,337
#215Marhamchurch CofE Academy£5,293
#216Sandy Hill Academy£5,233
#217King Charles Church of England Primary School£4,998
#218Goonhavern Primary School£4,842
#219Marazion School£3,525

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