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Sithney Community Primary School

Cornwall, TR13 0AEPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
62%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
15 1st-choice / 16 places
Ranking
#7,285
of 13,686 nationally

About Sithney Community Primary School

Sithney Community Primary School is a small state primary in Cornwall with 89 pupils on roll, just shy of its 91-place capacity. The school serves a community where 15. 4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that sits slightly above the national average for primary schools, suggesting a modestly higher-than-average level of socioeconomic need among its intake. Demand for places is strong: for the 2025/26 academic year, the school received 28 applications for 16 places, with 15 of those applications coming as first preferences. This oversubscription ratio of 1. 75 to one, and the fact that only 14 first-preference offers were made, indicates a school that is genuinely popular with local families. The headteacher, Vicky Sanderson, leads a mixed-gender, non-denominational school that also offers nursery provision, making it a natural choice for families looking for continuity from early years through to the end of primary.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCrowntown, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 0AE
HeadteacherVicky Sanderson
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils89
Free School Meals (FSM)15.4%
School Capacity89 / 91 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

31 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 6 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:00

Source: sithney.croftymat.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Sithney 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.