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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 5 June 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry77 applications · 37 places offered · 37 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.1; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2025 2.1; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2024 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.9
- 2023 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2022 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2021 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2019 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2018 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2017 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2016 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2015 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2014 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.6
- This school
- Cornwall median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 37 | 77 | 2.1 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 47 | 99 | 2.1 | 47 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 36 | 70 | 1.9 | 33 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2023 | 42 | 67 | 1.6 | 33 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2022 | 29 | 51 | 1.8 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 48 | 83 | 1.7 | 37 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2020 | 48 | 77 | 1.6 | 43 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 | 51 | 89 | 1.8 | 51 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 49 | 77 | 1.6 | 49 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 100 | 1.7 | 51 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 | 57 | 101 | 1.8 | 49 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 92 | 1.5 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2014 | 39 | 60 | 1.5 | 37 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 74% · Writing 67% · Maths 65% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cornwall median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 53% | 5% | 105 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 7% | 105 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 11% | 105 | 104 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · CornwallRequires improvement20242.0applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Cornwall20262.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · CornwallGood20222.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · CornwallGood20232.7applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · Cornwall20261.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · CornwallGood20232.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · Cornwall2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140027 · 908/2016
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 330 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 December 2013
- Replaced
- St Michael's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School (URN 111994)
- Address
- Penberthy Road, Helston, TR13 8AR
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources