SCHOOL PROFILE

Nansledan School

Primary Free schools URN 147079
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

16 April 2024
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 Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cornwall
Trust ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 386 386 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 190 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 196 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.1%
1.7 pts below England
School 23.1%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.8%
17.5 pts below England
School 2.8%
Cornwall 3.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Cornwall 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.2%
352
Any other White background
2.6%
10
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
8
White and Asian
1.0%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
4
Unclassified
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 17.4% 67 of 386 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.4%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.5% 56 pupils
England 14.8% 0.3 pts below
EHC plans 2.9% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Speech, language & communication 22
Specific learning difficulty 9
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Severe learning difficulty 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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Cornwall 59.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Cornwall 74.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

62.0%

8.3 pts below England

School 62.0%
Cornwall 72.5%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

5.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 5.23%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.60%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.22 pts lower than England
School 13.60%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.60%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.20 pts lower than England
School 0.60%
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

91.9% 3.7 pts above England
Nansledan School
91.9%
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