Coverack Primary School

Coverack Primary School is currently judged as requiring improvement, having shown some positive changes but still facing challenges in the quality of education. The school has benefitted from support by the Aspire Academy Trust, which has worked on revamping its curriculum to serve the needs of its students better. While there have been improvements in pupil behavior and engagement, it is too early to fully assess the impact of these curriculum changes on long-term student learning.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a supportive and friendly school environment.
• Reading instruction is a strength, with staff effectively identifying and addressing gaps in knowledge.
• Behavior among pupils is positive, with raised expectations leading to improved conduct.
• The school offers a variety of extracurricular activities that encourage teamwork and personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils have significant gaps in knowledge across the wider curriculum.
• Not all misconceptions are addressed consistently, leading to persisting gaps in understanding.
• The school lacks clear insights into how well pupils are learning across many subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Coverack Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Coverack Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Coverack Primary School had 14.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 100.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 40.9% of pupils at Coverack Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Coverack Primary School received £13,727 and spent £14,250 for each of its 22 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £6,000 (£290 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Aspire Academy Trust, income was £7,450 and spending £7,448 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Helston · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

Coverack Primary School is part of Aspire Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• St Keverne Primary School Helston
• Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School Helston
• Manaccan Primary School Helston
• Nansloe Academy Helston
• Penryn Primary Academy Penryn
• St Mawes Primary School Truro
• Breage CofE Primary School Helston
• Crowan Primary School Camborne
• Cusgarne Primary School Truro
• Truro Learning Academy Truro

What is Coverack Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Coverack Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Coverack Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Coverack Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Coverack Primary School have?

Coverack Primary School has 22 pupils on roll.

What age range does Coverack Primary School cover?

Coverack Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Coverack Primary School?

Coverack Primary School is at School Hill, Coverack, Helston, Cornwall, TR12 6SA.