St Issey Church of England Primary School

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Gardeners Way, St Issey, Wadebridge, PL27 7RN

Headteacher: Mr Christopher ParhamSchool website ↗Pupils: 123 (capacity: 84)Part of THE RAINBOW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2023
Oversubscribed
71% of first-choice applicants offered a place
86%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2023
71%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 February 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
86.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 86%·Writing 86%·Maths 86%All three 86%
Reading
Expected86%
Exceeding71%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding29%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
15
How many families wanted this school first?
21
How many got their first choice?
15of 21 (71.4%)
How many applied in total?
36

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
36.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
58 girls, 65 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 86% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1622.0%0.0%-4.3+2.6-1.7
2016/17-----
2017/18-----
2018/1936.0%0.0%-0.2-2.4-1.6
2022/2350.0%0.0%+1.7+2.3-0.3
2023/2457.0%0.0%---
2024/2586.0%7.0%---
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