Cubert School
Chynowen Lane, Cubert, Newquay, TR8 5HE
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Cubert Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Brown
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 111880
- Local authority
- Cornwall
About this school
Cubert School was a community primary school in Newquay. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cubert School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cubert School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cubert School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.5% | 14.3% | 182 | — |
| Cubert Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 11% | 165 | 0.0 miles |
| Trenance Learning Academy | — | 4.9% | 17.4% | 321 | 2.6 miles |
| Goonhavern Primary School | — | 4.1% | 14.9% | 219 | 2.6 miles |
| The Bishops CofE Learning Academy | 61% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 316 | 2.7 miles |
| St Newlyn East Learning Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 17.5% | 154 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.3%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cubert Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
Trenance Learning Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
Goonhavern Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Truro
-
The Bishops CofE Learning Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
St Newlyn East Learning Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Newquay
Other schools in Newquay
- Cubert Primary School Primary
- Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School Primary
- Nansledan School Primary
- Newquay Junior Academy Primary
- Newquay Primary Academy Primary
- St Columb Minor Academy Primary
- St Newlyn East Learning Academy Primary
- Summercourt Academy Primary
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Primary
- Trenance Learning Academy Primary
- Newquay Tretherras Secondary
- Treviglas Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cubert School teach?
- Cubert School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Newquay.
- Has Cubert School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cubert School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cubert School?
- Cubert School had 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Cubert School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cubert School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cubert School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2024.