Goonhavern Primary School
Newquay Road, Goonhavern, Truro, TR4 9QD
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by Goonhavern Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 111864
- Local authority
- Cornwall
About this school
Goonhavern Primary School was a community primary school in Truro. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Goonhavern Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 52% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 74% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 81% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 77% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Goonhavern 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 | 66% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goonhavern Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 62% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.2% | 14.6% | 226 | — |
| Goonhavern Primary School | — | 4.1% | 14.9% | 219 | 0.0 miles |
| Perranporth Community Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 207 | 1.8 miles |
| Cubert Primary School | 65% | 5.4% | 11% | 165 | 2.6 miles |
| St Newlyn East Learning Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 17.5% | 154 | 2.8 miles |
| Mithian School | 63% | 4% | 5.9% | 73 | 3.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.6%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goonhavern Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Perranporth Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Perranporth
-
Cubert Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
St Newlyn East Learning Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
Mithian School3.6 miles
Primary · St Agnes
Other schools in Truro
- Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackwater Community Primary School Primary
- Bosvigo School Primary
- Chacewater Community Primary School Primary
- Cusgarne Primary School Primary
- Devoran School Primary
- Gerrans School Primary
- Goonhavern Primary School Primary
- Grampound Road Village CofE School Primary
- Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School Primary
- Kea Community Primary School Primary
- Kennall Vale School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Goonhavern Primary School teach?
- Goonhavern Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Truro.
- Has Goonhavern Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Goonhavern Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Goonhavern Primary School?
- Goonhavern Primary School had 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Goonhavern Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Goonhavern Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goonhavern 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 31 October 2024.