Primary
St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry
Downderry, Torpoint, PL11 3LF
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 109 of 105 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.0
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- ST BARNABAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 6.7
- Pupils per adult
- 15.6
- Pupils
- 105
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected July 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
May 2023
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)November 2016
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
38%
25 points below the Torpoint average (63% across 5 schools)
106.0
1.2 below the Torpoint average (107.2 across 5 schools)
4th of 5 by our score, among the primary schools in Torpoint we can score - 6 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 38% |
| Working at a higher standard | 8% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 45% |
| 23/24 | 58% |
| 24/25 | 38% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Downderry, Torpoint, PL11 3LF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Cornwall admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christine Gardiner
- Address
- Downderry, Torpoint, PL11 3LF
- Telephone
- 01503250565