Academy converter · Cornwall

Halwin School

3–11Ages
37Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143980URN

Porkellis, Helston, TR13 0EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

8 applications for 3 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 15 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
13 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
16 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Cornwall median (2.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

8 applications · 3 places offered · 3 named it first

2026 2.7; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.7; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Halwin School (URN 111828), 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	3	8	2.7	3	1.00
Sep 2025	3	8	2.7	3	1.00
Sep 2024	6	15	2.5	6	1.00
Sep 2023	11	15	1.4	11	1.00
Sep 2022	6	8	1.3	4	0.67
Sep 2021	10	18	1.8	8	0.80
Sep 2020	8	15	1.9	7	0.88
Sep 2019	13	18	1.4	11	0.85
Sep 2018	9	16	1.8	9	1.00
Sep 2017	9	14	1.6	8	0.89
Sep 2016 *	10	12	1.2	7	0.70
Sep 2015 *	13	13	1.0	9	0.69
Sep 2014 *	14	15	1.1	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%8th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	86%	14%	111	108
2023/24	50%	0%	106	104
2022/23	23%	0%	105	106

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

Halwin SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Wendron Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Stithians Community Primary School
4.3 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Pencoys Primary School
5.2 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Constantine Primary School
5.2 km · Cornwall

Good2024

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Trannack Primary School
5.5 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.7applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Troon Community Primary School
5.6 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Boskenwyn Community Primary School
5.7 km · Cornwall

Good2022

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Lanner Primary School
6.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143980 · 908/2128
Trust: Crofty Education Trust
Capacity: 119 pupils · 37 on roll
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Halwin School (URN 111828)
Address: Porkellis, Helston, TR13 0EG
Local authority: Cornwall

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