St Martin's CofE Primary School

St Martin’s CofE Primary has made significant progress since its previous inspection, now categorized as 'good' in all aspects of education. The school's leadership has effectively raised expectations, particularly in the quality of education, where pupils show improved learning outcomes compared to the past, despite challenges from the pandemic. The vibrant school environment promotes pride and positive behavior among students, who feel supported by their teachers. Parents have expressed strong satisfaction with the care and attention their children receive at the school.

Strengths

• Leaders successfully implemented a supportive and engaging learning environment.
• High expectations for student achievements, including those with special educational needs.
• Strong emphasis on reading from early years through to Year 6.
• Effective behaviour management leading to a reduction in low-level disruptions.
• A well-designed and sequenced curriculum across most subjects.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have an early-stage implementation of the curriculum, leading to shallow learning.

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 St Martin's CofE Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.1% 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, 1.6% of pupils at St Martin's CofE 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 St Martin's CofE Primary School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% 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, 17.5% of pupils at St Martin's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 St Martin's CofE Primary School received £7,201 and spent £7,082 for each of its 293 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £409,000 (£1,397 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,530 and spending £7,406 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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All schools in Liskeard · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

St Martin's CofE Primary School is part of St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Quethiock CofE School Liskeard
• Braddock CofE Primary School Liskeard
• St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry Torpoint
• St Germans Primary School Saltash
• St Mellion Church of England Primary School Saltash
• Lerryn CofE Primary School Lostwithiel
• St Winnow CofE School
• St Dominic CofE Primary School Saltash
• Antony Church of England School Torpoint
• St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Bodmin

What is St Martin's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Martin's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was St Martin's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Martin's CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does St Martin's CofE Primary School have?

St Martin's CofE Primary School has 292 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Martin's CofE Primary School cover?

St Martin's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Martin's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Martin's CofE Primary School?

St Martin's CofE Primary School is at Lake Lane, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3DE.