St Keverne Primary School
School Hill, St Keverne, Helston, TR12 6NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Beth Hancock
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 140642
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326280539
About this school
St Keverne Primary School is a primary academy in Helston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 53 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Keverne 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
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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 14% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 42% | 43% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 14% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 29% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 97.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Keverne 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 | 8% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Keverne Primary School compares
St Keverne Primary School ranked 186th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.7% | 25% | 53 | — |
| Coverack Primary School | — | 5.6% | 9.1% | 22 | 2.0 miles |
| Manaccan Primary School | 0% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 32 | 3.0 miles |
| Mawnan CofE VA Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 9.9% | 144 | 4.5 miles |
| Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School | 36% | 4% | 15.7% | 72 | 5.7 miles |
| Garras Community Primary School | 67% | 4% | 7.6% | 62 | 5.9 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.
Inspection history
- 23 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report23 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coverack Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Manaccan Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Mawnan CofE VA Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Garras Community Primary School5.9 miles
Primary · Helston
Other schools in Helston
St Keverne Primary School ranks 12th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Helston.
- Boskenwyn Community Primary School Primary
- Breage CofE Primary School Primary
- Coverack Primary School Primary
- Garras Community Primary School Primary
- Godolphin Primary School Primary
- Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School Primary
- Halwin School Primary
- Landewednack Community Primary School Primary
- Manaccan Primary School Primary
- Mullion Primary School Primary
- Nansloe Academy Primary
- Parc Eglos School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Keverne Primary School teach?
- St Keverne Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Helston.
- Who is the acting headteacher of St Keverne Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of St Keverne Primary School is Mrs Beth Hancock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Keverne Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Keverne 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 Keverne Primary School?
- St Keverne Primary School has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Keverne Primary School full?
- St Keverne Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 53 on roll (63%), 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 St Keverne Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Keverne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Keverne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Keverne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Keverne Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Keverne Primary School 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 St Keverne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 8% in 2022/23 and 43% 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 Keverne Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- St Keverne Primary School ranked 186th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% 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 Keverne Primary School's absence rate?
- St Keverne Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Keverne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Keverne 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 1 July 2026.