St Keverne Primary School, Helston
St Keverne Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Helston, part of Aspire Academy Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 16 schools in Helston with published results, and 13,336th of 14,452 across England. It was 62% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Keverne Primary School in detail
St Keverne Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "The school day begins at 8:45am and ends at 3.15pm. Children should arrive at school between 8.35am and 8.45am to be on time for registration at 8:45am. Assemblies take place throughout the week. These are at 2:45pm, unless when led by other groups, such as Open the Book. Lunch is eaten in the school hall from 12pm-12:30pm."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £3 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at St Keverne Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 43% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 43% in reading and 14% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Keverne Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 8 families put St Keverne Primary School as their first choice, for 8 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Keverne Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Keverne Primary School are Coverack Primary School (2 miles, Requires improvement, 57% reading, 14% maths); Manaccan Primary School (3 miles, Requires improvement, 17% reading, 17% maths); Mawnan CofE VA Primary School (4.5 miles, Good, 94% reading, 89% maths); and Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School (5.7 miles, Requires improvement, 45% reading, 36% maths).
St Keverne Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Coverack Primary SchoolManaccan Primary SchoolMawnan CofE VA Primary SchoolGrade-Ruan CofE Primary School
The trust
St Keverne Primary School is one of 38 schools run by Aspire Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
St Keverne Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Keverne Primary School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Square (n-bound), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14).
Suspensions and exclusions
St Keverne Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
28.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 43% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 14% to 43% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 29% to 57% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
17.7
Avg class size
17.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with St Keverne Primary School
Term dates
St Keverne Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Keverne Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Keverne Primary School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Keverne Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
52 pupils
84 places
32 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Helston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Helston
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
8
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
18.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
53
Total Pupils
27
Boys
26
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
10.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,221
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,288
Per pupil
£451k
Total funding
£18k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.7%
Overall absence
22.0%
Persistent absence
50
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about St Keverne Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Keverne Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Keverne Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 43% did so in maths.
What is St Keverne Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Keverne Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2017 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Keverne Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Keverne Primary School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Keverne Primary School?
St Keverne Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 62% of its 84 places.
How big are the classes at St Keverne Primary School?
Classes at St Keverne Primary School average 17.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Keverne Primary School?
St Keverne Primary School has around 53 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Keverne Primary School?
5.7% of sessions were missed at St Keverne Primary School in 2024/25. 22% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Keverne Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming St Keverne Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Keverne Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Keverne Primary School?
St Keverne Primary School is at School Hill, St Keverne, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 6NQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)