Leedstown Community Primary School
Townshend Road, Leedstown, Hayle, TR27 6AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Alison Downing
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 143874
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01736850242
About this school
Leedstown Community Primary School is a primary academy in Hayle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 74 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 4 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 11 | 16 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 44% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 75% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 50% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 44% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Leedstown Community 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 | 45% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 75 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leedstown Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 16.9% | 74 | — |
| Godolphin Primary School | 56% | 3.7% | 9.5% | 81 | 1.8 miles |
| Gwinear Community Primary School | 56% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 106 | 2.0 miles |
| Crowan Primary School | 90% | 3.4% | 19.3% | 88 | 2.6 miles |
| Bodriggy Academy | 51% | 5.7% | 37% | 325 | 3.0 miles |
| St Erth Community Primary School | 63% | 5.3% | 20.8% | 105 | 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)
- 16.92%
- English as an additional language
- 22.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 17.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Godolphin Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Gwinear Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Hayle
-
Crowan Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Bodriggy Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Hayle
-
St Erth Community Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Hayle
Other schools in Hayle
- Bodriggy Academy Primary
- Connor Downs Academy Primary
- Gwinear Community Primary School Primary
- Penpol School Primary
- St Erth Community Primary School Primary
- Hayle Academy Secondary
- The Cornwall Independent School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Leedstown Community Primary School teach?
- Leedstown Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hayle.
- Who is the headteacher of Leedstown Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leedstown Community Primary School is Alison Downing, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leedstown Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leedstown Community 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 Leedstown Community Primary School?
- Leedstown Community Primary School has 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leedstown Community Primary School full?
- Leedstown Community Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 74 on roll (82%), 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 Leedstown Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leedstown Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leedstown Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leedstown Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Leedstown Community Primary School?
- Leedstown Community Primary School 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 Leedstown Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Leedstown Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Leedstown Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leedstown Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leedstown Community 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 10 July 2026.