What did Ofsted judge Sithney Community Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Sithney Community Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Sithney Community Primary School?

Sithney Community Primary School has 88 pupils on roll.

What ages does Sithney Community Primary School take?

Sithney Community Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Sithney Community Primary School located?

Sithney Community Primary School is located in Helston, TR13 0AE, Cornwall.

How do I apply to Sithney Community Primary School?

Sithney Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Sithney Community Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at Sithney Community Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Sithney Community Primary School?

When Sithney Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and children who were previously in care but immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted; 2. Designated area — Children who live within the designated area of the school, as defined by the Local Authority, or whose parent/carers can provide evidence that they will be living in the designated area of the school by the date from which the admission is required; 3. Unequivocal professional recommendation — Children with an unequivocal professional recommendation from a doctor, school medical officer, educational psychologist or education welfare officer that non placement at the school would not be in the best interest of the child. Such recommendations must be made in writing and must give full supporting reasons and will be reviewed by the LA, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 13 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to the child who lives nearer to the preferred school (straight-line distance). Should distances be exactly the same, random allocation will be used, supervised by an independent person using Cornwall Council's Random Allocation Protocol.

What is the largest ethnic background at Sithney Community Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.5% of pupils at Sithney Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Sithney Community Primary School: Ofsted & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

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How places are decided at Sithney Community Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and children who were previously in care but immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted.
2Designated area — Children who live within the designated area of the school, as defined by the Local Authority, or whose parent/carers can provide evidence that they will be living in the designated area of the school by the date from which the admission is required.
3Unequivocal professional recommendation — Children with an unequivocal professional recommendation from a doctor, school medical officer, educational psychologist or education welfare officer that non placement at the school would not be in the best interest of the child. Such recommendations must be made in writing and must give full supporting reasons and will be reviewed by the LA.
4Siblings — Children with siblings who will still be attending the school at the time of their admission.
5Children of staff — Children of staff – where the member of staff has a permanent contract and has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application; or the member of staff has a permanent contract and has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This will be demonstrated by an inability to recruit after two attempts.
6All other children — All other children.

If two applications tie: Priority will be given to the child who lives nearer to the preferred school (straight-line distance). Should distances be exactly the same, random allocation will be used, supervised by an independent person using Cornwall Council's Random Allocation Protocol.

This document covers multiple schools within Crofty Education Trust. The criteria listed (ranks 1–6) apply to all member schools EXCEPT Penpol School, which has a separately ordered set of criteria (siblings at rank 2, staff at rank 3, designated area at rank 4, professional recommendation at rank 5, all others at rank 6). Individual school PANs for 2027/28 are listed in the document (e.g. Garras 9, Godolphin 15, Halwin 7, Illogan 30, Lanner 30, Marazion 17, Parc Eglos 60, Pencoys 30, Pennoweth 60, Penpol 60, Porthleven 30, Portreath 30, Rosemellin 60, Roskear 30, Sithney 13, Trannack 7, Treloweth 60, Weeth 30). The criteria ranks returned are for the majority of schools; Penpol School's criteria differ.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Sithney Community Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Sithney Community Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Sithney Community Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Sithney Community Primary School?: Sithney Community Primary School has 88 pupils on roll.
What ages does Sithney Community Primary School take?: Sithney Community Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Sithney Community Primary School located?: Sithney Community Primary School is located in Helston, TR13 0AE, Cornwall.
How do I apply to Sithney Community Primary School?: Sithney Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Sithney Community Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Sithney Community Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Sithney Community Primary School?: When Sithney Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and children who were previously in care but immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted; 2. Designated area — Children who live within the designated area of the school, as defined by the Local Authority, or whose parent/carers can provide evidence that they will be living in the designated area of the school by the date from which the admission is required; 3. Unequivocal professional recommendation — Children with an unequivocal professional recommendation from a doctor, school medical officer, educational psychologist or education welfare officer that non placement at the school would not be in the best interest of the child. Such recommendations must be made in writing and must give full supporting reasons and will be reviewed by the LA, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 13 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to the child who lives nearer to the preferred school (straight-line distance). Should distances be exactly the same, random allocation will be used, supervised by an independent person using Cornwall Council's Random Allocation Protocol.
What is the largest ethnic background at Sithney Community Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.5% of pupils at Sithney Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places were offered at Sithney Community Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Sithney Community Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and children who were previously in care but immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted.
2Designated area — Children who live within the designated area of the school, as defined by the Local Authority, or whose parent/carers can provide evidence that they will be living in the designated area of the school by the date from which the admission is required.
3Unequivocal professional recommendation — Children with an unequivocal professional recommendation from a doctor, school medical officer, educational psychologist or education welfare officer that non placement at the school would not be in the best interest of the child. Such recommendations must be made in writing and must give full supporting reasons and will be reviewed by the LA.
4Siblings — Children with siblings who will still be attending the school at the time of their admission.
5Children of staff — Children of staff – where the member of staff has a permanent contract and has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application; or the member of staff has a permanent contract and has been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This will be demonstrated by an inability to recruit after two attempts.
6All other children — All other children.

Sithney Community Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Sithney Community Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Sithney Community Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Sithney Community Primary School?: Sithney Community Primary School has 88 pupils on roll.
What ages does Sithney Community Primary School take?: Sithney Community Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Sithney Community Primary School located?: Sithney Community Primary School is located in Helston, TR13 0AE, Cornwall.
How do I apply to Sithney Community Primary School?: Sithney Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Sithney Community Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Sithney Community Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Sithney Community Primary School?: When Sithney Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care and children who were previously in care but immediately after being in care became subject to an adoption, child arrangement or special guardianship order including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted; 2. Designated area — Children who live within the designated area of the school, as defined by the Local Authority, or whose parent/carers can provide evidence that they will be living in the designated area of the school by the date from which the admission is required; 3. Unequivocal professional recommendation — Children with an unequivocal professional recommendation from a doctor, school medical officer, educational psychologist or education welfare officer that non placement at the school would not be in the best interest of the child. Such recommendations must be made in writing and must give full supporting reasons and will be reviewed by the LA, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 13 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to the child who lives nearer to the preferred school (straight-line distance). Should distances be exactly the same, random allocation will be used, supervised by an independent person using Cornwall Council's Random Allocation Protocol.
What is the largest ethnic background at Sithney Community Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 95.5% of pupils at Sithney Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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