Egloskerry Primary School

About Egloskerry Primary School

Egloskerry Primary School is a small state primary in Cornwall, with just 71 pupils on roll, and it sits 163rd out of 235 primary schools in the local authority. That places it in the bottom half of Cornwall's primaries, well behind the county's top-performing peers such as Calstock Community Primary School, Landewednack Community Primary School, and St Buryan Primary School. The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, receiving 18 applications for 12 places, with all 12 first-preference families offered a spot. Headteacher Lynsey Slater leads a mixed-gender, non-religious school for children aged 4 to 11. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in March 2025, inspectors judged that standards were maintained, and the school retains its overall Good rating. The leadership and management, as well as personal development, were both rated Outstanding, while the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and early years provision were all rated Good.

Academically, Egloskerry's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. Only 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Cornwall local authority average of 58%. The school's ranking on this metric places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 86th percentile. However, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story: the average reading score was 103 and the average maths score was 101, both close to the national benchmark of 100. A higher proportion of pupils reached the expected standard in reading (73%) and writing (73%) than in maths (45%). At the higher standard, 18% achieved it in reading, 9% in writing, and 9% in maths. Progress scores are not available, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds from pupils' starting points.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, ICT suite, music rooms, forest school, and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, tennis, rounders, athletics, swimming, and gymnastics, while clubs cover art, coding, and chess. SEND provisions are in place for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and hearing impairment. Parent View responses from 23 families are largely positive: 83% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agreed that children are happy (87% strongly agree or agree), feel safe (82%), and that the school has high expectations (95%). This is a school that suits families looking for a small, community-focused setting where leadership and personal development are rated Outstanding, and where the school is clearly popular locally despite academic results that sit below the county average.

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