Indian Queens Primary School, St Columb
Indian Queens Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in St Columb, part of Aspire Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 179th-highest of the 209 schools in Cornwall with published results, and 12,729th of 14,452 across England. It was 75% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Indian Queens Primary School in detail
Indian Queens Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, athletics, basketball, cross-country, drama, cooking, gardening and art.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Indian Queens Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 67% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Indian Queens Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Indian Queens Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Indian Queens Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Indian Queens Primary School are Summercourt Academy (2.2 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 88% maths); St Dennis Primary Academy (2.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 75% maths); St Columb Major Academy (2.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths); and Nanpean Community Primary School (3.4 miles, 29% reading, 50% maths).
Indian Queens Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Summercourt AcademySt Dennis Primary AcademySt Columb Major AcademyNanpean Community Primary School
The trust
Indian Queens Primary School is one of 38 schools run by Aspire Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Indian Queens Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).
Who goes there
3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 67 pupils (20.4%) received SEN support and 10 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Columb Road Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Band Hall (ne-bound), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 22 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Indian Queens Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Indian Queens Primary School creates a warm, welcoming environment where pupils feel safe, valued and proud to attend. The school excels at supporting all learners, particularly those with additional needs, while nurturing a love of reading from the earliest years. Strong relationships with families and staff well-being initiatives mean the school is a positive place for everyone in the community.
Key Strengths
- Strong support for pupils with special educational needs - staff know them well and help them flourish academically, socially and emotionally
- Excellent early years provision with careful curriculum design that prepares children well for Year 1
- High-quality teaching of reading from Nursery onwards, with pupils developing a genuine love of stories and becoming confident readers
- Positive behaviour management that is clear and fair, helping all pupils succeed
- Well-designed curriculum in English and mathematics with time for pupils to practise and secure new learning
Areas for Improvement
- Some wider curriculum subjects lack clear design, making it difficult for staff to teach effectively and check pupil understanding
- Pupils struggle to remember learning over time in some subjects because curriculum design is not as well developed as in core subjects
- School needs stronger checks in place to monitor quality of learning and pupil progress in wider curriculum areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with proper systems in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Extra-curricular clubs, junior road safety officers, pupil parliament, weekly assemblies with pupil petitions, wider development programmes on safety and well-being
Indian Queens Primary School has been judged as Good across all areas. The school has experienced significant positive change since joining Aspire Academy Trust and now provides a stable, nurturing environment where pupils take pride in their school community.
At a Glance
21.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
41 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 67% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 65% to 59% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 63% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.2
Avg class size
24.8
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
13
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Indian Queens Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Indian Queens Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Indian Queens Primary School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
75%
Available places
313 pupils
420 places
107 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Columb
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Columb
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
67
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
23.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
328
Total Pupils
177
Boys
151
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
21.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,502
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,161
Per pupil
£1773k
Total funding
£100k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
14.4%
Persistent absence
278
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Indian Queens Primary School
What are SATs results like at Indian Queens Primary School?
Of the pupils at Indian Queens Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 59% did so in maths.
What is Indian Queens Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Indian Queens Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Indian Queens Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Indian Queens Primary School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Indian Queens Primary School?
Indian Queens Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 75% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Indian Queens Primary School?
Classes at Indian Queens Primary School average 25.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Indian Queens Primary School?
Indian Queens Primary School has around 328 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Indian Queens Primary School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at Indian Queens Primary School in 2024/25. 14.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Indian Queens Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Indian Queens Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Indian Queens Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Indian Queens Primary School?
Indian Queens Primary School is at Off Suncrest Estate, Indian Queens, St Columb, Cornwall, TR9 6QZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)