Sithney Community Primary SchoolWendron Church of England Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sithney Community Primary School and Wendron Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Helston.

  • Sithney Community Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wendron Church of England Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Wendron Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sithney Community Primary School was judged Good and Wendron Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 46.0% for Sithney Community Primary School and 60.0% for Wendron Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sithney Community Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Wendron Church of England Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sithney Community Primary School versus Wendron Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HelstonSithney Community Primary SchoolHelstonWendron Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking38th of 233 in Cornwall 30th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll89 102
Capacity91 107
LocationHelston, TR13 0AE Helston, TR13 0PX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard46.0% 60.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census89 102
Free school meals (ever 6)15.4% 5.9%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.0%
SEN support9.0% 18.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 3.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.8% 2.2% 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.

Sithney Community Primary School

Wendron Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Sithney Community Primary School · Wendron Church of England Primary School