Nanstallon Community Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Nanstallon
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 5JZ
Phone 01208831418
Reference Number 111914

Nanstallon Community Primary School is performing at a generally expected standard, with notable strengths in safeguarding, attendance, and early years provision. Leaders have fostered a positive school culture, ensuring that pupils feel safe and valued within a supportive learning environment. However, despite improvements in certain subjects, there are inconsistencies in overall pupil achievement, particularly in literacy, while the support and teaching for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are areas requiring further attention.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 115
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.17%
Girls: 47.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 10 17
2 10 8 18
3 10 7 17
4 10 6 16
5 6 9 15
6 9 6 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 96.5%
White & Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Needs attention
 >  Leadership & Governance Needs attention
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Needs attention
 >  Achievement Needs attention
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Needs attention
 >  Inclusion Needs attention
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 06 Jan 2026
Date Report
06 Jan 2026 School inspection
14 Sep 2021 School inspection
30 Nov 2017 Full inspection
04 Dec 2013 Full inspection
14 Jun 2011 Full inspection
04 Jun 2008 Full inspection
12 Jan 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong safeguarding practices that ensure pupil safety.
  • Positive attendance records with rising attendance rates.
  • Nurturing early years curriculum that successfully promotes communication and language skills.
  • Effective partnerships with parents to celebrate children's achievements.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in pupil achievement across the curriculum.
  • Lack of sufficient support for essential writing skills, leading to persistent errors.
  • Need for more rigorous checks on the impact of curriculum changes.
  • Inadequate support for pupils with SEND, affecting their learning and independence.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.5
Writing -0.6
Maths 0.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 13 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Berrycoombe School
Berrycoombe Vale, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2PH
1.48 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barn Lane,Bodmin, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1LW
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Lanivet Community Primary School
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1.69 miles
Beacon Academy
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1.81 miles
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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2.27 miles
St Mabyn CofE School
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3.92 miles
St Wenn School
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4.49 miles
Wadebridge Primary Academy
Gonvena Hill, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6BL
4.61 miles
St Breock Primary School
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Bodmin College
Lostwithiel Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1DD
2.5 miles
Callywith College
Old Callywith Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2GT
2.65 miles
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3.61 miles
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