Fourlanesend Community Primary School
About Fourlanesend Community Primary School
Fourlanesend Community Primary School is a small state primary in Cornwall, one of 235 similar schools across the local authority. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in April 2025, saw the school judged Good across all five graded categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in September 2022, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall. Among its local peers, the top-performing schools in Cornwall include Calstock Community Primary School, Landewednack Community Primary School, and St Buryan Primary School, though Fourlanesend sits at rank 169 out of 208 in the LA on the KS2 reading, writing and maths expected standard metric. The school is led by headteacher Naomi Lee and has a mixed intake of 62 pupils, well below its capacity of 144.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 19 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
29 Apr 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 20 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
8Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
13Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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