Quethiock Church of England School is situated in the small countryside village of the same name five miles east of Liskeard, catering for children from a large catchment area stretching from Liskeard to Callington, and everywhere in between.

Headteacher MarkAndrew Dearden joined the school in September 2001 after the retirement of Mr Day, who had been the head for 25 years.

'I had intended to spend one term at the school as an acting head,' said Mr Dearden.

'But after visiting I knew it was a school that I wanted to be at for a longer period of time.

'Thankfully the governors agreed and appointed me as permanent head.'

The school has a strong academic background, regularly achieving high SATs results in English, maths and science.

'I was very pleased to come into a school with such a good background,' said Mr Dearden.

'In the last four or five years it's enjoyed 100 per cent SATs.'

The school has five teachers and nine class assistants, along with two secretaries.

Computer

There are nearly a hundred pupils divided between four classes: Mr Dearden and Mrs Curtis teach Class 1 (year 5 and 6), Mrs Goodright teaches class 2 (years 3 and 4), Mrs Scabro teaches class 3 (years 1 and 2), and Mrs Rintoul teaches class 4 (reception and year 1).

A recent inspection by OFSTED proved it to be one of the best schools in Cornwall, highlighting many strong areas and praising the high standards of teaching and learning.

To increase the range of skills that children can master the school is developing new subjects and using new resources.

It has recently invested in a new computer system with a projector, interactive whiteboard, radio pad and laptop.

'We can take pictures and videos of our friends and then change them by adding different clothes, hair and glasses,' said Jamie from Year 5.

Mr Dearden has just returned from a week's teaching in France over the Easter holidays, organised as part of a Cornish scheme.

Through the latest technology it is hoped that children at Quethiock will be regularly linking up with a French school.

A new building project will start by the end of the year, providing a Key Stage 2 classroom for the older children at an overall cost of £140,000.

The school has received an invitation for three children to meet the Queen and the difficult decision on who will go is to be made from work that the children have prepared.

After lessons have finished the school continues to buzz with the sound of the children and Zac, a boy from year 5, said: 'We play football and high-five netball, sing with the choir, and do country dancing, athletics, recorders, chess and cross country as clubs.'