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Wendron Church of England Primary School

Cornwall, TR13 0PXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
19 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1800 of 13,686 nationally

About Wendron Church of England Primary School

Wendron Church of England Primary School has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2025, but the detail beneath that headline tells a more striking story. The school received Outstanding judgements for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes, with leadership and management also judged Outstanding. This represents a significant turnaround from the school’s previous inspection in 2021, when it was rated Inadequate overall. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is well above the Cornwall local authority average of 58%, and places Wendron 20th out of 208 primary schools in the county, putting it in the top 10% of schools locally. The school also ranks in the top 13% nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressHelston, Cornwall, TR13 0PX
HeadteacherNatasha Williams
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils102
Free School Meals (FSM)5.9%
School Capacity102 / 107 (95% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Jun 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 22 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

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

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Wendron Church of England 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.