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Boskenwyn Community Primary School

Cornwall, TR13 0NGPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2022
KS2 Results
8%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
7 1st-choice / 7 places
Ranking
#13,654
of 13,686 nationally

About Boskenwyn Community Primary School

Boskenwyn Community Primary School sits at the very bottom of Cornwall's primary school rankings, placing 207th out of 208 schools in the local authority. Its headline Key Stage 2 metric — just 8% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — is a long way short of the Cornwall average of 58%. That gap is stark, and it means the school is in the bottom 1% nationally for this measure. For context, the top-performing primary in the area, Calstock Community Primary, scores 92 on the same ranking metric. So Boskenwyn is not just below average; it is an outlier at the wrong end of the spectrum. The school is small — 94 pupils against a capacity of 104 — and 18. 1% of children are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primaries. That context matters, but it does not change the fact that the academic outcomes here are unusually low.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBoskenwyn, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 0NG
HeadteacherPaula Blackburn
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils94
Free School Meals (FSM)18.1%
School Capacity94 / 104 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

2 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 15 Dec 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Boskenwyn Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.