St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cornwall, South West.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 109 pupils. St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry is part of St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Good
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Early yearsprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 0%
- Reading score
- 107
- Maths score
- 101
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
36%Boys
64%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 109
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
- MAT name
- St Barnabas Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2024 | Good | Good | Outstanding | Outstanding | Good |
| 12 Jan 2017 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Primary Schools
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Trewidland Primary School
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Menheniot Primary School
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Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy
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