Gwinear Community Primary School
40 Gwinear Lane, Gwinear, Hayle, TR27 5LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Penwith Education Trust (PET)
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Gardiner
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 111846
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209831303
About this school
Gwinear Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Hayle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 106 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 64% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 86% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 71% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% | 43% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gwinear Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gwinear Community Primary School compares
Gwinear Community Primary School ranked 141st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 106 | — |
| Connor Downs Academy | 65% | 4.9% | 18.1% | 168 | 1.6 miles |
| Leedstown Community Primary School | — | 5.8% | 16.9% | 74 | 2.0 miles |
| Penponds School | 78% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 104 | 2.1 miles |
| Crowan Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 19.3% | 88 | 2.4 miles |
| Kehelland Village School | 33% | 3.2% | 10.8% | 64 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.49%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Connor Downs Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Hayle
-
Leedstown Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Hayle
-
Penponds School2.1 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Crowan Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Kehelland Village School2.4 miles
Primary · Camborne
Other schools in Hayle
- Bodriggy Academy Primary
- Connor Downs Academy Primary
- Leedstown Community Primary School Primary
- Penpol School Primary
- St Erth Community Primary School Primary
- Hayle Academy Secondary
- The Cornwall Independent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Gwinear Community Primary School teach?
- Gwinear Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hayle.
- Who is the headteacher of Gwinear Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gwinear Community Primary School is Mr Lee Gardiner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gwinear Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gwinear Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Gwinear Community Primary School?
- Gwinear Community Primary School has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gwinear Community Primary School full?
- Gwinear Community Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 106 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gwinear Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gwinear Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gwinear Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gwinear Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Gwinear Community Primary School?
- Gwinear Community Primary School is part of The Penwith Education Trust (PET). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gwinear Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gwinear Community Primary School rank locally?
- Gwinear Community Primary School ranked 141st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gwinear Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Gwinear Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gwinear Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gwinear Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.