Parc Eglos School

Parc Eglos School is currently rated as 'requires improvement' overall following its first routine inspection since becoming an academy. There have been improvements in areas such as personal development and early years provision, with pupils in these stages reported as safe, happy, and well-supported. However, despite high achievements in key stage 2 for reading, writing, and mathematics, the wider curriculum's delivery has not been successful, leading to gaps in pupils' learning. The new leadership has initiated changes aimed at enhancing educational quality, but challenges remain in staff subject knowledge and monitoring effectiveness across the curriculum.

Strengths

• Strong personal development programs for pupils.
• Effective early years provision that prepares children for Year 1.
• Positive relationships between adults and pupils.
• Pupils enjoy a range of extracurricular activities.
• Support for pupils with SEND in certain areas is effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum hinders pupil learning.
• Some staff lack sufficient subject knowledge.
• Subject leaders do not consistently monitor curriculum effectiveness.
• Individual targets for pupils with SEND lack precision.
• Communication with parents needs improvement.

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 Parc Eglos School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.5% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Parc Eglos School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Parc Eglos School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 11.3% of pupils at Parc Eglos School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Parc Eglos School received £6,287 and spent £6,813 for each of its 408 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £192,000 (£472 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Crofty Education Trust, income was £7,035 and spending £6,965 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

Parc Eglos School is part of Crofty Education Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Trannack Primary School Helston
• Porthleven School Helston
• Sithney Community Primary School Helston
• Garras Community Primary School Helston
• Godolphin Primary School Helston
• Halwin School Helston
• Pencoys Primary School Redruth
• Roskear Primary & Nursery School Camborne
• Weeth Community Primary School Camborne
• Rosemellin Community Primary School Camborne

What is Parc Eglos School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Parc Eglos School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Parc Eglos School last inspected by Ofsted?

Parc Eglos School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Parc Eglos School have?

Parc Eglos School has 398 pupils on roll.

What age range does Parc Eglos School cover?

Parc Eglos School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Parc Eglos School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Parc Eglos School?

Parc Eglos School is at Church Hill, Parc Eglos, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 8UP.