Halwin School
Porkellis, Helston, TR13 0EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daryl Riches
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 143980
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209860329
About this school
Halwin School is a primary academy in Helston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 37 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 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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- 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 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 50% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 40% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +7.00 | - | - |
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 Halwin 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 | 23% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halwin School compares
Halwin School ranked 8th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 6.5% | 22.9% | 37 | — |
| Wendron Church of England Primary School | 60% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 105 | 2.5 miles |
| Stithians Community Primary School | 48% | 5.6% | 14.6% | 175 | 2.7 miles |
| Pencoys Primary School | 77% | 5.4% | 24.5% | 168 | 3.2 miles |
| Constantine Primary School | 68% | 4.3% | 13.9% | 155 | 3.2 miles |
| Trannack Primary School | 13% | 6.9% | 33.3% | 33 | 3.4 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)
- 22.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 11.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wendron Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Stithians Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Pencoys Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Constantine Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
Trannack Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Helston
Other schools in Helston
Halwin School ranks 1st of the 16 ranked primary schools in Helston.
- Boskenwyn Community Primary School Primary
- Breage CofE Primary School Primary
- Coverack Primary School Primary
- Garras Community Primary School Primary
- Godolphin Primary School Primary
- Grade-Ruan CofE Primary 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 Halwin School teach?
- Halwin School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Helston.
- Who is the headteacher of Halwin School?
- The headteacher of Halwin School is Mr Daryl Riches, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Halwin School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halwin 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 Halwin School?
- Halwin School has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Halwin School full?
- Halwin School has capacity for 119 pupils and 37 on roll (31%), 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 Halwin School a faith school?
- No. Halwin School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halwin School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Halwin School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Halwin School?
- Halwin 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 Halwin School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halwin School rank locally?
- Halwin School ranked 8th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halwin School's absence rate?
- Halwin School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halwin School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halwin 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 15 July 2026.