Garras Community Primary School
St Keverne Road, Mawgan, Helston, TR12 6AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr James Sturges
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 62
- URN
- 143975
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326221653
About this school
Garras Community Primary School is a primary academy in Helston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 62 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 63% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 88% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 63% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 63% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
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 Garras 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 | 33% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Garras Community Primary School compares
Garras Community Primary School ranked 81st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4% | 7.6% | 62 | — |
| Boskenwyn Community Primary School | 33% | 7.8% | 19.2% | 102 | 2.8 miles |
| Nansloe Academy | 63% | 5.1% | 22.8% | 233 | 3.0 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.9% | 30% | 330 | 3.0 miles |
| Parc Eglos School | 49% | 5.5% | 11% | 398 | 3.4 miles |
| Mullion Primary School | 46% | 6.1% | 18.8% | 132 | 3.5 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.58%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.99%
- Persistent absence
- 1.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boskenwyn Community Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Nansloe Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Helston
-
St Michael's Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Parc Eglos School3.4 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Mullion Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Helston
Other schools in Helston
Garras Community Primary School ranks 3rd of the 16 ranked primary schools in Helston.
- Boskenwyn Community Primary School Primary
- Breage CofE Primary School Primary
- Coverack 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 Garras Community Primary School teach?
- Garras Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Helston.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Garras Community Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Garras Community Primary School is Mr James Sturges, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Garras Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Garras 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 Garras Community Primary School?
- Garras Community Primary School has 62 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Garras Community Primary School full?
- Garras Community Primary School has capacity for 63 pupils and 62 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Garras Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Garras Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Garras Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Garras Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Garras Community Primary School?
- Garras Community Primary School is part of CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Garras Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Garras Community Primary School rank locally?
- Garras Community Primary School ranked 81st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Garras Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Garras Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Garras Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Garras 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.