Foxhole Learning Academy
Goverseth Road, Foxhole, St. Austell, PL26 7XD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alana McGovern
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 140332
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726822416
About this school
Foxhole Learning Academy is a primary academy in St. Austell. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 83 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 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 53% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 73% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 53% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Foxhole Learning 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 | 50% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foxhole Learning Academy compares
Foxhole Learning Academy ranked 199th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 4.5% | 34.2% | 83 | — |
| Nanpean Community Primary School | 29% | 4.6% | 18.4% | 105 | 0.7 miles |
| St Stephen Churchtown Academy | 58% | 5.6% | 21.3% | 284 | 1.6 miles |
| Whitemoor Academy | 73% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 108 | 1.6 miles |
| St Dennis Primary Academy | 65% | 7.1% | 44.7% | 187 | 2.1 miles |
| St Mewan Community Primary School | 60% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 441 | 2.8 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)
- 34.21%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 11.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nanpean Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
St Stephen Churchtown Academy1.6 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Whitemoor Academy1.6 miles
Primary · St. Austell
-
St Dennis Primary Academy2.1 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
St Mewan Community Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · St Austell
Other schools in St. Austell
- Pondhu Primary School Primary
- Whitemoor Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Foxhole Learning Academy teach?
- Foxhole Learning Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in St. Austell.
- Who is the headteacher of Foxhole Learning Academy?
- The headteacher of Foxhole Learning Academy is Mrs Alana McGovern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Foxhole Learning Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foxhole Learning 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 Foxhole Learning Academy?
- Foxhole Learning Academy has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Foxhole Learning Academy full?
- Foxhole Learning Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 83 on roll (79%), 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 Foxhole Learning Academy a faith school?
- No. Foxhole Learning Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Foxhole Learning Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Foxhole Learning Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Foxhole Learning Academy?
- Foxhole Learning Academy is part of KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Foxhole Learning Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Foxhole Learning Academy rank locally?
- Foxhole Learning Academy ranked 199th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foxhole Learning Academy's absence rate?
- Foxhole Learning Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foxhole Learning Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foxhole Learning 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.