St Neot Community Primary School
Loveny Road, St Neot, Liskeard, PL14 6NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sam Bowden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 111964
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579320580
About this school
St Neot Community Primary School is a community primary school in Liskeard. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Neot Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 70% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 20% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 80% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 70% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 80% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 St Neot 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 | 77% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Neot Community Primary School compares
St Neot Community Primary School ranked 149th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 100 | — |
| Dobwalls Community Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 18.5% | 192 | 2.6 miles |
| Braddock CofE Primary School | 70% | 7.2% | 28.7% | 111 | 2.9 miles |
| St Cleer Primary Academy | 71% | 4.7% | 12.8% | 242 | 4.0 miles |
| Liskeard Hillfort Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 376 | 4.0 miles |
| Cardinham School | 69% | 4.5% | 12.7% | 81 | 4.0 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)
- 7.14%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 2.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dobwalls Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Braddock CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Cleer Primary Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Cardinham School4.0 miles
Primary · Bodmin
Other schools in Liskeard
St Neot Community Primary School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Liskeard.
- Braddock CofE Primary School Primary
- Darite Primary Academy Primary
- Dobwalls Community Primary School Primary
- Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Primary
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School Primary
- Menheniot Primary School Primary
- Pensilva Primary School Primary
- Quethiock CofE School Primary
- St Cleer Primary Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- Trewidland Primary School Primary
- Upton Cross Academy Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 98 to 105 recorded 15 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does St Neot Community Primary School teach?
- St Neot Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liskeard.
- Who is the headteacher of St Neot Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Neot Community Primary School is Mrs Sam Bowden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Neot Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Neot 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 many pupils are at St Neot Community Primary School?
- St Neot Community Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Neot Community Primary School full?
- St Neot Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 100 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Neot Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Neot Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Neot Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Neot Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Neot Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Neot Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- St Neot Community Primary School ranked 149th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Neot Community Primary School's absence rate?
- St Neot Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Neot Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Neot 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 15 July 2026.