Nanstallon Community Primary School
Nanstallon, Bodmin, PL30 5JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Stephenson
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 111914
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01208831418
About this school
Nanstallon Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Bodmin. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 111 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 20 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 30% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 65% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 35% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 55% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 98.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Nanstallon Community Primary 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 | 50% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nanstallon Community Primary School compares
Nanstallon Community Primary School ranked 111th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 111 | — |
| Berrycoombe School | 55% | 6.5% | 46.7% | 197 | 1.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin | 60% | 4.9% | 29.3% | 239 | 1.5 miles |
| Lanivet Community Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 19.2% | 147 | 1.7 miles |
| Beacon Academy | 81% | 6.4% | 46.8% | 448 | 1.8 miles |
| St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 21.5% | 500 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 14 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.7%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 7.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Berrycoombe School1.5 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin1.5 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Lanivet Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Beacon Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Bodmin
Other schools in Bodmin
Nanstallon Community Primary School ranks 7th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Bodmin.
- Beacon Academy Primary
- Berrycoombe School Primary
- Blisland Primary Academy Primary
- Cardinham School Primary
- Lanivet Community Primary School Primary
- Lanlivery Primary Academy Primary
- Luxulyan School Primary
- St Breward Community Primary School Primary
- St Kew Academy Primary
- St Mabyn CofE School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin Primary
- St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Nanstallon Community Primary School teach?
- Nanstallon Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bodmin.
- Who is the headteacher of Nanstallon Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nanstallon Community Primary School is Mr Ben Stephenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nanstallon Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nanstallon Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Nanstallon Community Primary School?
- Nanstallon Community Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nanstallon Community Primary School full?
- Nanstallon Community Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 111 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Nanstallon Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nanstallon Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nanstallon Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nanstallon Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Nanstallon Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nanstallon Community Primary School rank locally?
- Nanstallon Community Primary School ranked 111th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nanstallon Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Nanstallon Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nanstallon Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nanstallon Community Primary 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 29 June 2026.