Coverack Primary School
School Hill, Coverack, Helston, TR12 6SAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Coverack Primary School is a primary school in Helston for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Cornwall. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in May 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 May 2024, report published 24 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 May 2024
Coverack is a happy and friendly place. In the words of one pupil, 'We are a small school but a big family.' Staff know pupils and their families well. Parents and carers value the school's caring ethos. Since the last inspection, the trust has supported the school heavily to make many positive changes. Its actions have been timely and wide ranging. For example, younger pupils now learn in a stimulating and engaging environment designed to enhance their learning. However, it is too soon to see the full impact of the curriculum changes on pupils' knowledge in the long term. The school has improved pupils' behaviour in recent times. This is because it has raised expectations of how pupils should behave in lessons. In addition, learning is now mostly well matched to pupils' needs. Their attitudes to learning are highly positive. Pupils play well together on the playground and the field. Bullying is rare. Pupils enjoy many positive experiences beyond the classroom. They pursue their interests through clubs. The school ensures that cost is not a barrier to these. Pupils learn to be part of a team through representing Coverack in sports tournaments.
What the school should improve
- In the wider curriculum subjects, pupils have significant gaps in their knowledge and understanding due to the historically weak curriculum. As a result, they are not always able to build effectively on what they already know and make connections to their learning. The trust needs to ensure that staff adapt their teaching to address the gaps in knowledge or misconceptions so that pupils know more and remember more.
- In many subjects, the curriculum is too new to see its impact. The school is not sure how well pupils are learning in these subjects. The trust needs to ensure they monitor how well pupils are learning in these subjects so that they can be sure of its impact and make changes accordingly.
- The personal development curriculum does not promote pupils' understanding of different cultures and faiths well enough. This means that they are not fully prepared for life in modern Britain. The trust should ensure that the curriculum enables pupils to develop a secure understanding of the diverse nature of modern Britain.
Pupil numbers and mix
22 pupils on roll, with places for 49
Schools near Coverack Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Keverne Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 43% met the expected standard |
| Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 36% met the expected standard |
| Manaccan Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 0% met the expected standard |
| Landewednack Community Primary School | 6 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 71% met the expected standard |
| Garras Community Primary School | 6 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 67% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Talbot
- Phone
- 01326280529
- Address
- School Hill, Coverack, Helston, TR12 6SA
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- URN
- 140630
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.