St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Torpoint, Cornwall
St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry is a primary school in Torpoint, Cornwall for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024.
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Catchment area for St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Key facts
- Address
- Downderry, Torpoint, PL11 3LF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 109 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “St Nicolas is a joyful and inspirational school.”
- “Staff ensure they bring learning to life.”
- “For example, it utilises local artists to demonstrate their creative processes.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers’ expectations of what pupils can do is not high enough.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not retain or apply their learning over the long term.”
- “For example, following a dip in key stage 2 mathematics outcomes, the school identified issues around pupils’ arithmetic knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- St Germans Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy 3.6 mi Good
- Looe Primary Academy 3.7 mi Standards maintained
- Antony Church of England School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi Good
- Trewidland Primary School 5.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Menheniot Primary School 5.7 mi Good
- Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade