Liskeard Hillfort Primary School

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Liskeard, Cornwall·PL14 6HZ
Composite score
51.1
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#6,893
National rank
#659
In South West
#85
In Cornwall
Top 47%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
43 first choices, 43 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
79
any preference, for 43 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Liskeard Hillfort Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
382
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
32.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
20.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,134
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Liskeard Hillfort Primary School at a glance

Located in Liskeard, Cornwall, Liskeard Hillfort Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 382 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Liskeard Hillfort Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 43 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.7%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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