Landewednack Community Primary School
Beacon Terrace, The Lizard, Helston, TR12 7PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Truro and Penwith College
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 149633
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326290337
About this school
Landewednack Community Primary School is a primary academy in Helston. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Landewednack 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
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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 91% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Landewednack 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 | — | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 91% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Landewednack Community Primary School compares
Landewednack Community Primary School ranked 50th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.4% | 18.9% | 73 | — |
| Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School | 36% | 4% | 15.7% | 72 | 1.9 miles |
| Mullion Primary School | 46% | 6.1% | 18.8% | 132 | 4.3 miles |
| Coverack Primary School | — | 5.6% | 9.1% | 22 | 5.7 miles |
| Garras Community Primary School | 67% | 4% | 7.6% | 62 | 7.2 miles |
| St Keverne Primary School | 43% | 5.7% | 25% | 53 | 7.5 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
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 7 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.92%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.35%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Mullion Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Coverack Primary School5.7 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Garras Community Primary School7.2 miles
Primary · Helston
-
St Keverne Primary School7.5 miles
Primary · Helston
Other schools in Helston
Landewednack Community Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- Halwin School Primary
- Manaccan Primary School Primary
- Mullion Primary School Primary
- Nansloe Academy Primary
- Parc Eglos School Primary
- Porthleven School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Landewednack Community Primary School teach?
- Landewednack Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Helston.
- Who is the headteacher of Landewednack Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Landewednack Community Primary School is Mrs Louise Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Landewednack Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Landewednack 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 Landewednack Community Primary School?
- Landewednack Community Primary School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Landewednack Community Primary School full?
- Landewednack Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 73 on roll (70%), 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 Landewednack Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Landewednack Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Landewednack Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Landewednack Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Landewednack Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Landewednack Community Primary School is part of TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Landewednack Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 91% in 2023/24 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Landewednack Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Landewednack Community Primary School ranked 50th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Landewednack Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Landewednack Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Landewednack Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Landewednack 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.