Dobwalls Community Primary School
Liskeard · Cornwall
SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 6 member schools: 3 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: Cornwall. Regions: South West. — from the SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST public record.
Dobwalls Community Primary School is a primary academy in Liskeard, Cornwall, part of SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Dobwalls Community Primary School
- Address
- Duloe Road, Dobwalls
- Postcode
- PL14 4LU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Parliamentary constituency
- South East Cornwall
- URN (official identifier)
- 144290
- Establishment number
- 2710
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 192
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 207
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Pipe
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 5 Dec 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.dobwalls.cornwall.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01579320527
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2017
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Dobwalls Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 192 | 71,237 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 16.7% | 23.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 19.3% | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.7% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 0.0% | 3.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Dobwalls Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 18 Jan 2024
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 15 Mar 2020
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Dobwalls Community Primary School (URN 111957)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Oct 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Dobwalls Community Primary School (URN 111957)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 26 Mar 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Dobwalls Community Primary School (URN 111957)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 2 Mar 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Dobwalls Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 11.6% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Dobwalls Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £51,150 for 33 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 17.1% | 23.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £265 | £313 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Dobwalls Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 195 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Cornwall average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,359,000 £6,969 per pupil | £7,188 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,270,000 £6,513 per pupil | £6,633 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £581,000 £2,979 per pupil · 45.7% | £3,246 · 48.9% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £421,000 £2,159 per pupil · 33.1% | £1,334 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £38,000 £195 per pupil · 3.0% | £300 · 4.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £24,000 £123 per pupil · 1.9% | £136 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £89,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £92,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,859 per pupil, supply and agency £446 per pupil — spending down £346 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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