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Dobwalls Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cornwall

Duloe Road, Liskeard, PL14 4LU

Website 01579320527

52

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 05/12/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.8%

15.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

192

Capacity used

Nearly full

93%

207 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer

26

Places offered

51

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2525● 100%
2nd preference161● 6%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total512651%

1st preference success by year

78%
2020
100%
2021
86%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cornwall lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kathryn Pipe
Address
Duloe Road, Dobwalls, Liskeard, PL14 4LU
Phone
01579320527
Local authority
Cornwall
Ward / constituency
Liskeard South & Dobwalls · South East Cornwall
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
144290

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals17%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support21%——
52% boys (99)48% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST

192 pupils · 207 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    05 December 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 173 pupils

Attendance

93.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

5%
20/21
28%
21/22
14%
22/23
7%
23/24
15%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths52%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard62%
+0% vs England
Higher standard17%
+9% vs England

Reading

Expected standard69%
-6% vs England
Higher standard41%
+8% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth31%
+18% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard31%
+5% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard72%
-1% vs England
Higher standard48%
+18% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

582019732023522024622025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)62%61%
Higher standard17%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cornwall council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.