Windmill Hill Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Launceston, Cornwall
Windmill Hill Academy is a primary school in Launceston, Cornwall for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2022.
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Catchment area for Windmill Hill Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Key facts
- Address
- Windmill Hill, Launceston, PL15 9AE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 162 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “At Windmill Hill, staff make everyone welcome.”
- “Pupils arrive each day eager to learn.”
- “They experience a well-planned, broad and balanced curriculum.”
To improve
- “While leaders have established systems for checking what pupils know, this is not welldeveloped consistently across the curriculum.”
- “On some occasions, teachers do not identify precisely enough what pupils have learned and can do.”
- “This means they sometimes miss opportunities to deepen pupils’ knowledge further.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Launceston Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- St Stephens Community Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Tregadillett Primary School 2.2 mi Good
- South Petherwin Community Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Werrington Community Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Trekenner Community Primary School 3.8 mi Requires improvement
- Egloskerry Primary School 4.1 mi Standards maintained