Halwin School, Helston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Halwin School creates a warm, welcoming environment where pupils feel happy and supported. Staff know pupils well and provide timely emotional and pastoral support. The school offers an ambitious personal development curriculum with trips and visits that help pupils understand the wider world beyond their rural location, and pupils develop a real love of the arts and their local Cornish heritage.
Key Strengths
- Warm, calm and orderly school environment where pupils feel safe and happy
- Effective attendance improvement with systems now in line with national averages
- Well-designed personal development programme that helps pupils understand British values and different cultures
- Low levels of bullying with effective staff response
- Strong pastoral care and mental health support through 'Wellbeing Wednesdays'
Areas for Improvement
- Many pupils lack accurate handwriting, spelling and punctuation, particularly older pupils and disadvantaged pupils
- Teaching quality is inconsistent and expectations are often too low to match curriculum ambition
- Pupils with special educational needs do not receive precise support to succeed - adaptations are not consistently implemented from learning plans
- Teachers lack expertise to match learning to what pupils already know, resulting in tasks that are too easy or too hard
- Progress through the curriculum is patchy, particularly in writing, leaving some pupils unprepared for next steps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Theatre trips, school productions, residential trips, clubs, community events, tin mine visits
Halwin School is a friendly and welcoming rural school where pupils feel safe and happy, but too many pupils are not learning well due to inconsistent teaching that is not matched to their needs, particularly in writing and for pupils with special educational needs.
At a Glance
24.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 90% to 100%. Maths has declined from 90% to 86%. Writing has improved from 50% to 86%.
Class Sizes
13.0
Avg class size
18.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
31%
Available places
37 pupils
119 capacity
82 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Helston
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Helston
Admissions Demand - Cornwall
Places available
6,695
Applications
4,808
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Cornwall (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.48089%
Overall absence
11.36364%
Persistent absence
44
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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