St Francis CofE Primary School, Falmouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Francis provides an exceptional start in early years, where children develop strong reading, writing and maths skills. The school excels at teaching phonics, with results significantly above the national average. Leaders have worked hard to rebuild the school after a difficult period, investing in staff training and creating a warm, welcoming environment where most pupils enjoy their time and attendance is high.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is exceptional, with children making a highly positive start and developing strong foundational knowledge in reading, writing and mathematics
- Phonics teaching is significantly above the national average, with most pupils passing the Year 1 phonics screening check
- The school has effective systems for identifying and supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- Leaders have successfully stabilized the school and improved staff expertise through targeted training and development
- Broad personal development programme including trips, outdoor learning, and online safety education
Areas for Improvement
- Low-level classroom disruption continues to affect some pupils' learning and remains a concern
- Curriculum is not always well matched to what some pupils know and remember, particularly for pupils with SEND
- Speed of addressing bullying concerns needs improvement, and some parents remain concerned about behaviour management
- Some pupils lack depth of knowledge in beliefs, faiths and cultures
- Participation in extra-curricular activities among pupils with special educational needs and disabilities needs to increase
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding with all legal requirements fulfilled, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Eco-club, cross country, gardening, sporting events, residential trips to diverse cities, Royal National Lifeboat Institution visits
St Francis CofE Primary School has recovered well from a period of staffing and leadership instability, with leaders taking effective action to stabilize the school and rebuild relationships with parents. The school provides a strong early years experience and generally teaches the curriculum well, though some pupils experience low-level classroom disruption.
At a Glance
13.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 67%. Maths has declined from 80% to 74%. Writing has declined from 80% to 72%.
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
28.9
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
396 pupils
420 capacity
24 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Falmouth
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Admissions Demand - Cornwall
Places available
6,695
Applications
4,808
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Cornwall (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.23218%
Overall absence
7.69231%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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