Menheniot Primary School
East Road, Menheniot, Liskeard, PL14 3QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Liskeard Community Co-operative Learning Trust (LCCLT)
- Headteacher
- Mrs A J Raynham-Dobb
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 153
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 111975
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579342580
About this school
Menheniot Primary School is a foundation primary school in Liskeard. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 138 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 80% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 80% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 92% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 88% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Menheniot 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 | 43% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 156 |
| 2024/25 | 154 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Menheniot Primary School compares
Menheniot Primary School ranked 41st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.7% | 15.6% | 138 | — |
| Quethiock CofE School | 44% | 7.9% | 20% | 62 | 1.9 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.9% | 51.8% | 292 | 2.3 miles |
| Trewidland Primary School | — | 9.4% | 16.1% | 22 | 2.7 miles |
| Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy | 83% | 5.5% | 25.6% | 40 | 2.7 miles |
| Liskeard Hillfort Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 376 | 3.2 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)
- 15.58%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 10.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Quethiock CofE School1.9 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Trewidland Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Looe
-
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Liskeard
Other schools in Liskeard
Menheniot Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Pensilva Primary School Primary
- Quethiock CofE School Primary
- St Cleer Primary Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Neot Community Primary School Primary
- Trewidland Primary School Primary
- Upton Cross Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Menheniot Primary School teach?
- Menheniot Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liskeard.
- Who is the headteacher of Menheniot Primary School?
- The headteacher of Menheniot Primary School is Mrs A J Raynham-Dobb, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Menheniot Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Menheniot 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 Menheniot Primary School?
- Menheniot Primary School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Menheniot Primary School full?
- Menheniot Primary School has capacity for 153 pupils and 138 on roll (90%), 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 Menheniot Primary School a faith school?
- No. Menheniot Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Menheniot Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Menheniot Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Menheniot Primary School?
- Menheniot Primary School is part of Liskeard Community Co-operative Learning Trust (LCCLT). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Menheniot Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Menheniot Primary School rank locally?
- Menheniot Primary School ranked 41st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Menheniot Primary School's absence rate?
- Menheniot Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Menheniot Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Menheniot 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.