Liskeard Hillfort Primary School
Old Road, Liskeard, PL14 6HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Gregor Campbell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Truro and Penwith College
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 376
- URN
- 140838
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579343443
About this school
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School is a primary academy in Liskeard. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 376 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 | 54 | 53 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 57% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 4% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 68% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 75% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 74% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| 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 Liskeard Hillfort 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 | 56% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 388 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liskeard Hillfort Primary School compares
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School ranked 131st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 376 | — |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.9% | 51.8% | 292 | 1.0 miles |
| Dobwalls Community Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 18.5% | 192 | 1.6 miles |
| St Cleer Primary Academy | 71% | 4.7% | 12.8% | 242 | 2.4 miles |
| Trewidland Primary School | — | 9.4% | 16.1% | 22 | 2.8 miles |
| Darite Primary Academy | 57% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 35 | 3.1 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)
- 32.2%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Dobwalls Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Cleer Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Trewidland Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Darite Primary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Liskeard
Other schools in Liskeard
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School ranks 8th 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
- Menheniot 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 Liskeard Hillfort Primary School teach?
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liskeard.
- Who is the principal of Liskeard Hillfort Primary School?
- The principal of Liskeard Hillfort Primary School is Mr Gregor Campbell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Liskeard Hillfort Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liskeard Hillfort 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 Liskeard Hillfort Primary School?
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School has 376 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Liskeard Hillfort Primary School full?
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 376 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 Liskeard Hillfort Primary School a faith school?
- No. Liskeard Hillfort Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Liskeard Hillfort Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Liskeard Hillfort Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Liskeard Hillfort Primary School?
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School is part of TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Liskeard Hillfort Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liskeard Hillfort Primary School rank locally?
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School ranked 131st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liskeard Hillfort Primary School's absence rate?
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liskeard Hillfort Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liskeard Hillfort 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.