St Columb Minor & Porth
Summary
St Columb Minor & Porth (E02003952) is part of Cornwall local authority (view on map). St Columb Minor & Porth has an approximate population of 10,000 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: further from a major town or city".
St Columb Minor & Porth neighbours Grampound Road, St Newlyn East and Cubert, St Columb Major & St Mawgan, Newquay West, and Newquay East.
Guidance and data sources
Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.
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Deprivation
St Columb Minor & Porth is the 39th least deprived area in Cornwall (out of 73) with 35% of children living in low-income families, compared to 36% across Cornwall and 38% nationally.
State-funded pupil characteristics
Information acquired from the school census.
Free school meals
In St Columb Minor & Porth, 20% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 24% in Cornwall and 27% nationally.
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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals
Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals
| % in St Columb Minor & Porth | % in Cornwall | % in England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 20% | 24% | 27% |
| Not eligible for free school meals | 80% | 76% | 73% |
Special educational needs
In St Columb Minor & Porth, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Cornwall, and 19% nationally.
This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.
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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools
Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools
| % in St Columb Minor & Porth | % in Cornwall | % in England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No special educational needs | 81% | 80% | 81% |
| Receiving special educational needs support | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) | 4% | 4% | 5% |
Ethnicity
In St Columb Minor & Porth, 6% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 6% in Cornwall, and 33% nationally.
Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.
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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups
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| % in St Columb Minor & Porth | % in Cornwall | % in England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 92% | 93% | 67% |
| Asian | 1% | 1% | 14% |
| Black | – | 1% | 7% |
| Mixed | 4% | 3% | 7% |
| Other | 1% | 0% | 3% |
| Not known | 2% | 1% | 2% |
English as an additional language
The percentage of pupils in St Columb Minor & Porth with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 4% in Cornwall, and 22% nationally.
Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.
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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language
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| % in St Columb Minor & Porth | % in Cornwall | % in England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Known or believed to be other than English | 4% | 4% | 22% |
| Known or believed to be English | 95% | 96% | 78% |
Provider information
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Registered childcare providers
St Columb Minor & Porth has 8 registered childcare providers.
| Type | Number in St Columb Minor & Porth |
|---|---|
| All childcare providers | 8 |
| Childminders | 2 |
| Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care | 6 |
There have been no inspections of childcare providers in St Columb Minor & Porth since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.
State-funded schools
St Columb Minor & Porth has 3 state-funded schools.
| Type | Number in St Columb Minor & Porth |
|---|---|
| All state-funded schools | 3 |
| Nursery schools | 0 |
| Primary and all-through schools | 2 |
| Secondary and all-through schools | 1 |
| Special schools | 0 |
| Registered alternative provision | 0 |
There have been no inspections of schools in St Columb Minor & Porth since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.
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