Quethiock CofE School
Ofsted: Good · June 2022State primary · 2 to 11MixedChurch of England62 pupils
Quethiock, Liskeard, PL14 3SQ · Cornwall
COULD YOUR CHILD GET A PLACE? · RECEPTION 2027
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Summary
The key facts, in one placePrimary (key stage 2)
The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. England: the same figure across England. Band: Lower half.
183rdof 212 in Cornwall
13,103rdof 14,817 in England
Lower halfband
- Inspection
- Good, June 2022
- Getting in
- Not full for Reception 2026
- Results
- 44% expected standard; 11% higher standard
- Size
- 62 pupils; 9 places a year; classes of 8
- Faith
- Church of England
- Run by
- St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11 · Mixed
Ofsted, June 2022The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
- Higher standard: 11%, against 7% in Cornwall.
- Expected standard: 44%, against 60% in Cornwall.
- Sessions missed: 7.9%, against 5.1% in Cornwall.
- Persistently absent: 12.5%, against 11.3% in Cornwall.
At a glance
Against Cornwall and EnglandThis schoolCornwallEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
44%
Worse than CornwallHigher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
11%
Better than CornwallAttendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
7.9%
Worse than CornwallPersistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
12.5%
Worse than CornwallSuspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
16.2
Worse than CornwallPupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
7.8
ContextFree school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
19%
ContextPupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
20.3
ContextDemand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.0
In line with CornwallCornwall and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Guide: what these measures mean →
Overview
Getting in
- A Church of England school: its admissions policy may give priority by faith.
- 9 families put it first for 9 places; every one of them got in
- We hold a catchment map for this school.
- We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Quality
- Good
- Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 44% (England 62%) (county 60%)
- Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 11% (England 8%) (county 7%)
Daily life
- Absence: 7.9% of sessions missed; 12% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 4.6% and 9.6%
- Suspensions: 16 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 7.8 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30
- 20.3 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 7 m
- 1 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 0 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 2.5 µg/m³, PM2.5 5.0 (1 km square, background level)
Who runs it
- St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust, with 14 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 December 2013
- Replaced Quethiock CofE VA School (URN 112028)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. How places are offered →
Applications and offers, DfE
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reception | 2026 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Reception | 2025 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
| Reception | 2024 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Reception | 2023 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Reception | 2022 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| Reception | 2021 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Reception | 2020 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Reception | 2019 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Reception | 2018 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Reception | 2017 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
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Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths: expected standard | 44% | 62% | 60% | 2024/2025 |
| Reading, writing and maths: higher standard | 11% | 8% | 7% | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | Band | England | Council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (key stage 2) | Lower half | 13,103 of 14,817 | 183 of 212 |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Inspections
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2022 | Graded inspection | Good |
Source: Ofsted, 2022.
Daily life
Absence
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 7.1% | 0.8% | 12% | 1.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 20% | 1.5% |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 13% | 0.0% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 4.6% | 9.6% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 4894 schools.
Suspensions and exclusions
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 16.2 | 1.5% | 11 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6 | 1.4% | 4 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1.2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 0.8 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
Class sizes and staff
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 7.8 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 0.0% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 20.3 | November 2025 |
Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 7 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 0 serious and 0 fatal in all; 1 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 2.5 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 9.7 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 5.0 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 19% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 0.0% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 21% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 1.6% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 53% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust, with 14 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 December 2013
- Replaced Quethiock CofE VA School (URN 112028)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Liskeard and the Cornwall league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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