Sithney Community Primary School | Primary in Helston, Cornwall | Ofsted & DfE

46%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

46%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

46%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 31/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCornwall

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Sithney Community Primary School · Primary · Cornwall

Part ofCROFTY EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

46%

-16pp

67%57%46%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 46%

RWM higher standard

0pp

15%8%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

62%

Reading higher standard

31%

Writing expected standard

46%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

77%

Maths higher standard

31%

Science expected standard

62%

SPAG expected standard

69%

SPAG higher standard

15%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

10%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Crowntown, Helston, TR13 0AE

Local authority

Cornwall

Website

https://sithney.croftymat.org/

Telephone

01326572910

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	46%	0%	62%	31%	46%	0%	77%	31%	62%	69%	104.0	104.0	103.0	—	—	—	10%	89
2023/24	62%	0%	92%	54%	62%	0%	85%	46%	77%	77%	109.0	107.0	106.0	—	—	—	12%	95
2022/23	62%	15%	92%	69%	62%	15%	85%	31%	77%	85%	111.0	108.0	109.0	+5.30	-1.00	+2.70	10%	79
2018/19	58%	8%	83%	25%	67%	33%	83%	17%	67%	75%	105.0	104.0	105.0	-0.10	-0.60	-1.30	22%	86
2017/18	67%	0%	67%	0%	67%	11%	78%	11%	78%	67%	101.0	102.0	101.0	-0.90	-0.70	-0.90	—	88

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	89	18.3	10%	0%	15%	4%	9%
2023/24	95	20.7	12%	0%	13%	5%	15%
2022/23	79	13.0	10%	0%	11%	5%	8%
2021/22	71	13.3	16%	0%	11%	5%	7%
2020/21	83	18.9	10%	0%	13%	—	—
2018/19	86	18.0	22%	0%	8%	5%	13%
2017/18	—	20.2	—	—	—	5%	13%