Whitemoor Academy
Crown Road, St. Austell, PL26 7XH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Hooper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 108
- URN
- 138963
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726822274
About this school
Whitemoor Academy is a primary academy in St. Austell. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 108 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 January 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. 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 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 36% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 57% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 43% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 50% | 36% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 99.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Whitemoor Academy 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 | 53% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 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 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whitemoor Academy compares
Whitemoor Academy ranked 42nd 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 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 108 | — |
| Nanpean Community Primary School | 29% | 4.6% | 18.4% | 105 | 1.0 miles |
| St Dennis Primary Academy | 65% | 7.1% | 44.7% | 187 | 1.2 miles |
| Foxhole Learning Academy | 30% | 4.5% | 34.2% | 83 | 1.6 miles |
| Roche Community Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 27.3% | 200 | 2.0 miles |
| St Stephen Churchtown Academy | 58% | 5.6% | 21.3% | 284 | 2.9 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)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nanpean Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Austell
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St Dennis Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · St Austell
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Foxhole Learning Academy1.6 miles
Primary · St. Austell
-
Roche Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
St Stephen Churchtown Academy2.9 miles
Primary · St Austell
Other schools in St. Austell
- Foxhole Learning Academy Primary
- Pondhu Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Whitemoor Academy teach?
- Whitemoor Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in St. Austell.
- Who is the headteacher of Whitemoor Academy?
- The headteacher of Whitemoor Academy is Mrs Gemma Hooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Whitemoor Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whitemoor Academy, 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 Whitemoor Academy?
- Whitemoor Academy has 108 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Whitemoor Academy full?
- Whitemoor Academy has capacity for 119 pupils and 108 on roll (91%), 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 Whitemoor Academy a faith school?
- No. Whitemoor Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Whitemoor Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whitemoor Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Whitemoor Academy?
- Whitemoor Academy is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Whitemoor Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% 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 Whitemoor Academy rank locally?
- Whitemoor Academy ranked 42nd 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 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Whitemoor Academy's absence rate?
- Whitemoor Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whitemoor Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whitemoor Academy'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 1 July 2026.