Boskenwyn Community Primary SchoolSt Michael's Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Helston.

Summary of the comparison

Boskenwyn Community Primary School and St Michael's Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Helston.

  • Boskenwyn Community Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Michael's Church of England Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Boskenwyn Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Boskenwyn Community Primary School was judged Good and St Michael's Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for Boskenwyn Community Primary School and 53.0% for St Michael's Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Boskenwyn Community Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Michael's Church of England Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Boskenwyn Community Primary School versus St Michael's Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HelstonBoskenwyn Community Primary SchoolHelstonSt Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureD54/100
Local ranking77th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure126th of 233 in Cornwall
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll94 323
Capacity104 420
LocationHelston, TR13 0NG Helston, TR13 8AR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% 53.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census94 323
Free school meals (ever 6)19.1% 30.0%
English as an additional language1.1% 5.0%
SEN support28.7% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence7.8% 5.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.2% 16.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Boskenwyn Community Primary School

St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Boskenwyn Community Primary School · St Michael's Church of England Primary School