Quethiock CofE School

Quethiock CofE School has shown notable improvement since its previous inspection, now rated as good overall, with its early years provision achieving an outstanding rating. The school fosters a strong sense of community and belonging, supported by its Christian values. Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's impact on their children's education and well-being. Leaders have ambitious expectations for students, resulting in strong attitudes to learning and a calm environment where bullying is rare. However, some areas of the curriculum still need enhancement to ensure that all subjects are taught effectively.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and belonging
• Effective leadership and management
• High expectations for pupil behavior and attitudes
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Outstanding early years provision
• Rich extracurricular opportunities that develop confidence and resilience

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects in the wider curriculum are not as well developed
• Inconsistent understanding of effective learning sequencing among teachers
• Lack of consistency in staff approaches to managing pupil behavior

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 Quethiock CofE School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Quethiock CofE 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 Quethiock CofE School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 21.0% of pupils at Quethiock CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Quethiock CofE School received £7,024 and spent £7,451 for each of its 67 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £93,000 (£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

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

• St Martin's CofE Primary School Liskeard
• St Mellion Church of England Primary School Saltash
• St Germans Primary School Saltash
• St Dominic CofE Primary School Saltash
• St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry Torpoint
• Braddock CofE Primary School Liskeard
• Antony Church of England School Torpoint
• Millbrook CofE Primary School Torpoint
• Lerryn CofE Primary School Lostwithiel
• St Winnow CofE School

What is Quethiock CofE School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Quethiock CofE School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Quethiock CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?

Quethiock CofE School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Quethiock CofE School have?

Quethiock CofE School has 62 pupils on roll.

What age range does Quethiock CofE School cover?

Quethiock CofE School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Quethiock CofE School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Quethiock CofE School?

Quethiock CofE School is at Quethiock, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3SQ.