Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School
Lynher Drive, Saltash, PL12 4PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Fletcher
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 112034
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752845463
About this school
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Saltash. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 43% | 28% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 57% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 73% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
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 Bishop Cornish CofE VA 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 | 56% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 28% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 187 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School compares
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School ranked 201st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 28% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 196 | — |
| St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5% | 26.4% | 349 | 0.4 miles |
| Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy | 59% | 6.4% | 33.7% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Burraton Community Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 17% | 343 | 1.0 miles |
| Riverside Community Primary School | 76% | 6% | 53.6% | 370 | 1.2 miles |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 39.6% | 136 | 1.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.23%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 9.66%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Burraton Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Riverside Community Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Saltash
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Saltash.
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Burraton Community Primary School Primary
- Landulph School Primary
- Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Germans Primary School Primary
- St Mellion Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Saltash Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School teach?
- Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Saltash.
- Who is the headteacher of Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School is Mrs Tracey Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishop Cornish CofE VA 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 Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School?
- Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School full?
- Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 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 Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Truro.
- Does Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 28% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School rank locally?
- Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School ranked 201st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Cornish CofE VA 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.