Breage CofE Primary School
Trewithick Road, Breage, Helston, TR13 9PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Holliehead
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 143967
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326573641
About this school
Breage CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Helston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 39 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 25% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 50% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 36% | 58% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 36% | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 101.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 100.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 Breage CofE 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 | 27% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 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 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 40 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Breage CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 32.4% | 39 | — |
| Porthleven School | 63% | 3.1% | 21% | 175 | 1.4 miles |
| Sithney Community Primary School | 46% | 4.4% | 15.4% | 88 | 1.7 miles |
| Godolphin Primary School | 56% | 3.7% | 9.5% | 81 | 2.0 miles |
| Germoe Community Primary School | 45% | 6.7% | 22.5% | 76 | 2.1 miles |
| Parc Eglos School | 49% | 5.5% | 11% | 398 | 2.7 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
- 3 July 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report24 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.43%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 16.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Porthleven School1.4 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Sithney Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Godolphin Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Germoe Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Parc Eglos School2.7 miles
Primary · Helston
Other schools in Helston
- Boskenwyn Community 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
- Porthleven School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Breage CofE Primary School teach?
- Breage CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Helston.
- Who is the headteacher of Breage CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Breage CofE Primary School is Mrs Lisa Holliehead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Breage CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Breage CofE 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 Breage CofE Primary School?
- Breage CofE Primary School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Breage CofE Primary School full?
- Breage CofE Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 39 on roll (46%), 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 Breage CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Breage CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Truro.
- Does Breage CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Breage CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Breage CofE Primary School?
- Breage CofE 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 Breage CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Breage CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Breage CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Breage CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Breage CofE 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.