Stoke Climsland School
Stoke Climsland, Callington, PL17 8ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Ben Towe
- Federation
- Calstock Community Primary School and Stoke Climsland School Federation
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 111967
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579370457
About this school
Stoke Climsland School is a community primary school in Callington. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 185 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 37% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 57% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 43% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 53% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.30 | - | - |
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 Stoke Climsland 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 | 41% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stoke Climsland School compares
Stoke Climsland School ranked 102nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 185 | — |
| Trekenner Community Primary School | — | 5.1% | 21.3% | 69 | 2.5 miles |
| Callington Primary School | 70% | 7.2% | 22.6% | 354 | 3.3 miles |
| Harrowbarrow Primary Academy | 47% | 5.3% | 14.9% | 91 | 3.9 miles |
| Milton Abbot Primary School | — | 3.4% | 14.3% | 82 | 4.1 miles |
| Coads Green Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 25.6% | 29 | 4.2 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.
Inspection history
- 23 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report9 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.44%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 11.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trekenner Community Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Callington Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Callington
-
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Callington
-
Milton Abbot Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Tavistock
-
Coads Green Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Launceston
Other schools in Callington
- Callington Primary School Primary
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy Primary
- Callington Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stoke Climsland School teach?
- Stoke Climsland School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Callington.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Stoke Climsland School?
- The executive headteacher of Stoke Climsland School is Mr Ben Towe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stoke Climsland School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stoke Climsland 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 big is Stoke Climsland School?
- Stoke Climsland School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Stoke Climsland School full?
- Stoke Climsland School has capacity for 210 pupils and 185 on roll (88%), 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 Stoke Climsland School a faith school?
- No. Stoke Climsland School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stoke Climsland School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stoke Climsland School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Stoke Climsland School?
- Stoke Climsland School is part of the Calstock Community Primary School and Stoke Climsland School Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stoke Climsland School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stoke Climsland School rank locally?
- Stoke Climsland School ranked 102nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stoke Climsland School's absence rate?
- Stoke Climsland School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stoke Climsland School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stoke Climsland 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.