Boscastle Community Primary School
Fore Street, Boscastle, PL35 0AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MOOR AND COASTAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Haden
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 79
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 111929
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01840250329
About this school
Boscastle Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Boscastle. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 60 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Boscastle Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 64% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 64% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 73% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Boscastle Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boscastle Community Primary School compares
Boscastle Community Primary School ranked 157th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.9% | 27.5% | 60 | — |
| Tintagel Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 29.9% | 89 | 3.1 miles |
| Otterham Community Primary School | 70% | 5% | 11.1% | 67 | 3.5 miles |
| Camelford Community Primary School | 75% | 5.5% | 30% | 253 | 4.4 miles |
| Delabole Primary School | 38% | 4.9% | 22.8% | 70 | 4.7 miles |
| St Teath Community Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 145 | 6.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.45%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 7.88%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tintagel Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Tintagel
-
Otterham Community Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Camelford
-
Camelford Community Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Camelford
-
Delabole Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Delabole
-
St Teath Community Primary School6.6 miles
Primary · Bodmin
Common questions
- What ages does Boscastle Community Primary School teach?
- Boscastle Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Boscastle.
- Who is the headteacher of Boscastle Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Boscastle Community Primary School is Mrs Sara Haden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Boscastle Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boscastle Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Boscastle Community Primary School?
- Boscastle Community Primary School has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Boscastle Community Primary School full?
- Boscastle Community Primary School has capacity for 79 pupils and 60 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Boscastle Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Boscastle Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Boscastle Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Boscastle Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Boscastle Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Boscastle Community Primary School is part of MOOR AND COASTAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Boscastle Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boscastle Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Boscastle Community Primary School ranked 157th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boscastle Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Boscastle Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boscastle Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boscastle Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.