Foxhole Learning Academy
Goverseth Road, Foxhole, St Austell, PL26 7XDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Foxhole Learning Academy is a primary school in St Austell for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Cornwall. It ranks 17th of 17 primary schools in St Austell. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 11 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 May 2024
Foxhole Learning Academy is highly ambitious for all its pupils. It has a 'no excuses' culture to ensure that pupils, regardless of their background, learn well. This includes those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff know pupils as individuals. They help remove any barriers to learning. This helps pupils to thrive both academically and socially. The school has reset its behaviour systems. It has trained staff to ensure that they apply them consistently and fairly. As a result, pupils typically behave well. On the small number of occasions they do not, staff quickly address this. Pupils say that bullying is not usually an issue. They trust adults to sort it out if it does. Pupils talk to visitors with impressive confidence, warmth and good humour. They are proud of their school. Pupils have an active role in the running of Foxhole. Librarians help to promote a love of reading. The school council helps to decide on new playground equipment. The school plans residentials to build pupils' resilience and character as well as furthering their academic knowledge. For example, pupils participate in a 'space camp' on the school grounds to learn more about the solar system.
What the school should improve
- On some occasions, teachers give pupils tasks that do not consider what pupils already know or which match the high ambition of the curriculum. Consequently, pupils do not build on their learning fully. The trust should ensure it supports teachers to give work which builds on pupils' prior learning and is sufficiently ambitious.
- The personal development curriculum does not yet broaden pupils' knowledge and understanding of different cultures and religions well enough. As a result, pupils are not well prepared for some aspects of modern Britain. The trust should ensure that the personal development curriculum enables pupils to develop a secure understanding of different faiths and cultures to help prepare them for life in modern Britain.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
83 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Foxhole Learning Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanpean Community Primary School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 29% met the expected standard |
| St Stephen Churchtown Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Whitemoor Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Dennis Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Mewan Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alana McGovern
- Phone
- 01726822416
- Address
- Goverseth Road, Foxhole, St Austell, PL26 7XD
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- URN
- 140332
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.