Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School
Primary schoolBishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in Cornwall, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 196 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 9 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 28% of pupils at Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Cornwall and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Saltash Community SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional)220 m
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & NurseryPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Brunel Primary & Nursery AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Fountain Head House SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file820 m
- Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth CampusIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.4 km
- Burraton Community Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cornwall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).