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Landewednack Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Louise Jones
corporate_fareTRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
location_onHelston, TR12 7PB
language Visit Website phone 1326290337
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Ofsted

Inadequate

Inspected 2021

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Students

86

school

Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Landewednack Community Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Helston, serving ages 2-11. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Landewednack Community Primary School is an academy converter in Helston, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 85 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #79 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #7,103 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 8.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%
Reading100% LA 75%
Writing79% LA 73%
Maths93% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 57%England 61%
Reading100% LA 73% · Eng 74%
Writing91% LA 70% · Eng 72%
Maths91% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

-%

LA 57%England 60%
Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 73%
Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 71%
Maths-% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

-

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

-

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

LA 0.4

-

Write

LA 0.1

-

Maths

LA -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
S5 Inspection EIF
Inadequate
Education
Inadequate
Behaviour
Requires improvement
Development
Requires improvement
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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