SCHOOL PROFILE

St Columb Minor Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 136869
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cornwall
Trust KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 393 393 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 186 47.3% of pupils
Male pupils 207 52.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.4%
4.4 pts below England
School 20.4%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.6%
14.7 pts below England
School 5.6%
Cornwall 3.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cornwall 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.5%
336
Any other White background
6.1%
24
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.5%
6
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
6
Any other Asian background
0.8%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.6% 77 of 393 pupils
1.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.6%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.0% 59 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts above
EHC plans 4.6% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 39
Social, emotional & mental health 23
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Cornwall 59.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Cornwall 74.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Cornwall 72.5%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Cornwall 71.5%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.73%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.48 pts lower than England
School 5.73%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts lower than England
School 14.87%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.48%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.32 pts lower than England
School 0.48%
Cornwall 1.49%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

62.4% 25.8 pts below England
St Columb Minor Academy
62.4%
Cornwall
81.4%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information