Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School

Sir Robert Geffery’s Primary School is currently rated as good overall, with notable strengths in personal development, which received an outstanding rating. The school has made significant strides in delivering quality education, prioritizing relationships among pupils, staff, and the community. A rich array of extra-curricular activities complements the curriculum, helping to foster a positive learning environment. This is the first inspection since the school became eligible for routine inspection again after 12 years, and it reflects both continuity in certain strengths and areas that require enhancement due to the extended interval since the last evaluation. While the school excels in many areas, there are challenges related to the precise identification of the knowledge pupils need to acquire, particularly in key stage 2. As a result, some subjects lack clarity in progression and depth, which affects pupils' ability to fully develop their knowledge. Additionally, certain younger pupils are struggling with reading fluency due to a mismatch between reading materials and their phonetic knowledge, indicating an area for improvement in supporting these learners effectively.

Strengths

• Exceptional enrichment and extra-curricular experiences
• Strong foundations for learning in Reception
• Warm, trusting relationships within the school community
• Effective assessment strategies to identify gaps in knowledge
• Successful phonics programme that fosters reading development
• High levels of parental support and pupil attendance

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of precision in identifying knowledge progression in some subjects
• Younger pupils struggling with reading fluency due to mismatched reading materials

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.5% of pupils at Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.3% of pupils at Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School received £6,465 and spent £6,332 for each of its 202 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £248,000 (£1,228 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School have?

Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School cover?

Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School?

Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School is at School Road, Landrake, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 5EA.