Dobwalls Community Primary School
Duloe Road, Dobwalls, Liskeard, PL14 4LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Pipe
- Sponsor
- South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 207
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 144290
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579320527
About this school
Dobwalls Community Primary School is a primary academy in Liskeard. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dobwalls Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 52% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 4% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 63% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 59% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 59% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Dobwalls 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 | 73% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 195 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dobwalls Community Primary School compares
Dobwalls Community Primary School ranked 100th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.2% | 18.5% | 192 | — |
| Liskeard Hillfort Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 32.2% | 376 | 1.6 miles |
| Braddock CofE Primary School | 70% | 7.2% | 28.7% | 111 | 2.4 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.9% | 51.8% | 292 | 2.6 miles |
| St Neot Community Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 100 | 2.6 miles |
| St Cleer Primary Academy | 71% | 4.7% | 12.8% | 242 | 3.0 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)
- 18.46%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Braddock CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Neot Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Cleer Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Liskeard
Other schools in Liskeard
Dobwalls Community Primary School ranks 7th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Liskeard.
- Braddock CofE Primary School Primary
- Darite Primary Academy Primary
- Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Primary
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School Primary
- Menheniot Primary School Primary
- Pensilva Primary School Primary
- Quethiock CofE School Primary
- St Cleer Primary Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Neot Community Primary School Primary
- Trewidland Primary School Primary
- Upton Cross Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dobwalls Community Primary School teach?
- Dobwalls Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liskeard.
- Who is the headteacher of Dobwalls Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Dobwalls Community Primary School is Mrs Kathryn Pipe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dobwalls Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dobwalls 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 many pupils are at Dobwalls Community Primary School?
- Dobwalls Community Primary School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Dobwalls Community Primary School full?
- Dobwalls Community Primary School has capacity for 207 pupils and 192 on roll (93%), 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 Dobwalls Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Dobwalls Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dobwalls Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dobwalls Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Dobwalls Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Dobwalls Community Primary School is part of SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dobwalls Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dobwalls Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Dobwalls Community Primary School ranked 100th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dobwalls Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Dobwalls Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dobwalls Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dobwalls 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.