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Menheniot Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Foundation school

East Road, Menheniot, Liskeard PL14 3QY · menheniot.cornwall.sch.uk · 01579 342580

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
73%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
138
94% of 147 places
Local authority
Cornwall
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
15.9%
First language not English
4.3%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Liskeard Community Co-operative Learning Trust (LCCLT)

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 20 (Places 21)20September 2023: 18 (Places 19)18September 2024: 19 (Places 19)19September 2025: 10 (Places 10)10September 2026: 14 (Places 14)14Places 14
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202614141100%
September 2025Sept 202510101100%
September 2024Sept 202419191100%
September 2023Sept 202319180.9100%
September 2022Sept 202221201100%

Results

In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 65% (England 53%)65%2016/17: 82% (England 61%)82%2017/18: 79% (England 64%)79%2018/19: 53% (England 65%)53%2022/23: 43% (England 60%)43%2023/24: 80% (England 61%)80%2024/25: 73% (England 62%)73%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲73%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●104105
●105105

Ofsted

Menheniot Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
23 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2020Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
36
23% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼77% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲89% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 97% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲61% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲90% agreeEngland 68%

based on 10 parents (28%) with SEND

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