Fowey Primary School
Windmill, Fowey, PL23 1HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kay Walker
- Sponsor
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 142239
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726832542
About this school
Fowey Primary School is a primary academy in Fowey. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 127 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 21 | 29 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 55% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 76% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 66% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 66% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Fowey 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 | 48% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 142 |
| 2024/25 | 134 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fowey Primary School compares
Fowey Primary School ranked 128th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5% | 24.6% | 127 | — |
| Polruan Primary Academy | — | 8.2% | 42.9% | 21 | 0.8 miles |
| Tywardreath School | 70% | 5.1% | 20.9% | 300 | 2.9 miles |
| Lerryn CofE Primary School | — | 8.8% | 42.1% | 21 | 3.5 miles |
| Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy | — | 4% | 25.7% | 150 | 3.6 miles |
| Biscovey Academy | 61% | 5% | 34.5% | 198 | 3.6 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)
- 24.63%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 13.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Polruan Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Polruan
-
Tywardreath School2.9 miles
Primary · Par
-
Lerryn CofE Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Lostwithiel
-
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy3.6 miles
Primary · Par
-
Biscovey Academy3.6 miles
Primary · Par
Other schools in Fowey
- Fowey River Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fowey Primary School teach?
- Fowey Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Fowey.
- Who is the headteacher of Fowey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fowey Primary School is Mrs Kay Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fowey Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fowey 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 Fowey Primary School?
- Fowey Primary School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Fowey Primary School full?
- Fowey Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 127 on roll (60%), 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 Fowey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fowey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fowey Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fowey Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Fowey Primary School?
- Fowey Primary School is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fowey Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fowey Primary School rank locally?
- Fowey Primary School ranked 128th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fowey Primary School's absence rate?
- Fowey Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fowey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fowey 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 2 July 2026.