Darite Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Liskeard, Cornwall
Darite Primary Academy is a primary school in Liskeard, Cornwall for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 14 January 2025.
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Catchment area for Darite Primary 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
- Darite, Liskeard, PL14 5JH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 35 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Darite Primary is a community-centred, warm and friendly school.”
- “Pupils form positive relationships with staff.”
- “This helps them to feel happy and safe.”
To improve
- “This significant change has been unsettling for staff, pupils, and parents and carers.”
- “However, there are occasions when teachers provide work to pupils that they find too easy or too hard.”
- “Additionally, teachers’ checks on what pupils know and remember can be infrequent and lack focus.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 2025 (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) | 57% | 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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.
- St Cleer Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Pensilva Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Upton Cross Academy 2.2 mi Standards maintained
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Dobwalls Community Primary School 3.8 mi Good
- Quethiock CofE School 4.4 mi Good
- St Neot Community Primary School 4.6 mi Not judged