Gwinear Community Primary SchoolConnor Downs Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Gwinear Community Primary School and Connor Downs Academy are primary schools in Hayle.

  • Gwinear Community Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Connor Downs Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Connor Downs Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Gwinear Community Primary School was judged Good and Connor Downs Academy 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 56.0% for Gwinear Community Primary School and 65.0% for Connor Downs Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Gwinear Community Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Connor Downs Academy (79.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Gwinear Community Primary School versus Connor Downs Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HayleGwinear Community Primary SchoolHayleConnor Downs AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking78th of 233 in Cornwall 60th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll106 188
Capacity120 210
LocationHayle, TR27 5LA Hayle, TR27 5DH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 65.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census106 188
Free school meals (ever 6)8.5% 18.1%
English as an additional language2.8% 2.7%
SEN support16.0% 17.0%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.2% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.0% Stronger figure12.0% 15.8%

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.

Gwinear Community Primary School

Connor Downs Academy

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