OFSTED
10 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
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
Church of England/Christian
Local authority
Cornwall
Trust
ST BARNABAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
21
15 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
8
38.1% of pupils
Male pupils
13
61.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.5 pts
above England
School
33.3%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
100.0%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.3%
3 of
21 pupils
6.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.60 pts
higher than
England
School
8.81%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.97 pts
higher than
England
School
34.78%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
17.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
15.59 pts
higher than
England
School
17.39%
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
37.5%
50.7 pts
below England
Lerryn CofE Primary School
37.5%
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.