Academy sponsor led · Cornwall

Liskeard Hillfort Primary School

4–11Ages
376Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140838URN

Old Road, Liskeard, PL14 6HZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

79 applications for 43 places · 66th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Cornwall median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

79 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Liskeard Hillfort Primary School (URN 129391), the previous school.

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	43	79	1.8	43	1.00
Sep 2025	42	67	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2024	45	83	1.8	45	1.00
Sep 2023	60	75	1.3	59	0.98
Sep 2022	58	85	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2021	51	73	1.4	51	1.00
Sep 2020	60	82	1.4	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	81	1.4	63	1.05
Sep 2018	53	68	1.3	46	0.87
Sep 2017	43	73	1.7	42	0.98
Sep 2016	42	66	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2015	46	66	1.4	46	1.00
Sep 2014 *	41	60	1.5	41	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 74% · Maths 74% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%131st of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	12%	103	104
2023/24	57%	4%	102	104
2022/23	56%	11%	103	103

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

Liskeard Hillfort Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Martin's CofE Primary School
1.6 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Dobwalls Community Primary School
2.6 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Cleer Primary Academy
3.8 km · Cornwall

Good2024

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Trewidland Primary School
4.5 km · Cornwall

2026

2.0applications per place
Darite Primary Academy
5.0 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Menheniot Primary School
5.2 km · Cornwall

Good2024

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Braddock CofE Primary School
6.3 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Neot Community Primary School
6.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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: 140838 · 908/2036
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 376 on roll
Free school meals: 28.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Liskeard Hillfort Primary School (URN 129391)
Address: Old Road, Liskeard, PL14 6HZ
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources