Flushing School
Coventry Road, Flushing, Falmouth, TR11 5TX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carolyn Power
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 69
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 111988
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326374498
About this school
Flushing School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Falmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Flushing School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 50% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 50% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 63% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 98.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Flushing 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 | 50% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Flushing School compares
Flushing School ranked 33rd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6% | 23% | 58 | — |
| Falmouth Primary Academy | 69% | 5.9% | 45.8% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| King Charles Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 414 | 1.1 miles |
| Marlborough School | 70% | 4.5% | 10.3% | 212 | 1.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth | 60% | 4.6% | 9.7% | 187 | 1.4 miles |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | 51% | 4.2% | 11.1% | 396 | 1.5 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.97%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falmouth Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
King Charles Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
Marlborough School1.3 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth1.4 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
St Francis CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Falmouth
Other schools in Falmouth
Flushing School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Falmouth.
- Constantine Primary School Primary
- Falmouth Primary Academy Primary
- King Charles Church of England Primary School Primary
- Marlborough School Primary
- Mawnan CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Mylor Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- St Francis CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth Primary
- Falmouth School Secondary
- Falmouth University Universities
Common questions
- What ages does Flushing School teach?
- Flushing School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Falmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Flushing School?
- The headteacher of Flushing School is Mrs Carolyn Power, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Flushing School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Flushing 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 many pupils are at Flushing School?
- Flushing School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Flushing School full?
- Flushing School has capacity for 69 pupils and 58 on roll (84%), 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 Flushing School a faith school?
- Yes. Flushing School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Truro.
- Does Flushing School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Flushing School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Flushing 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 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Flushing School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Flushing School ranked 33rd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Flushing School's absence rate?
- Flushing School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Flushing School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Flushing 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.