St Keverne Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Helston, Cornwall
TR12 6NQ
Composite score
28.0

About St Keverne Primary School

St Keverne Primary School is a primary school in Helston, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 52 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 29.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering St Keverne Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#13,675
National rank
#1467
In South West
#191
In Cornwall
Top 93%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
43%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 52 % FSM ever-6 25.0% % EAL 1.9% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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