Carbeile Junior School
Trevol Road, Torpoint, PL11 2NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Pete Hamlyn
- Federation
- Rame Federation
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 475
- Pupils on roll
- 268
- URN
- 111969
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752812474
About this school
Carbeile Junior School is a community primary school in Torpoint. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 268 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 93 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 66% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 81% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 73% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 Carbeile Junior 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 | 74% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 336 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 300 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Carbeile Junior School compares
Carbeile Junior School ranked 132nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.1% | 23.3% | 268 | — |
| Torpoint Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.6% | 20.7% | 204 | 0.4 miles |
| Marlborough Primary Academy | 56% | 6.8% | 50% | 103 | 1.3 miles |
| Morice Town Primary Academy | 57% | 7.4% | 42.4% | 177 | 1.4 miles |
| Drake Primary Academy | 55% | 6.5% | 43.3% | 136 | 1.5 miles |
| Mount Wise Community Primary School | 49% | 9.2% | 52.3% | 248 | 1.5 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.33%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 10.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Torpoint Nursery and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Torpoint
-
Marlborough Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Morice Town Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Drake Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Mount Wise Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Torpoint
Carbeile Junior School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Torpoint.
- Antony Church of England School Primary
- Fourlanesend Community Primary School Primary
- Millbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry Primary
- Torpoint Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Torpoint Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Carbeile Junior School teach?
- Carbeile Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Torpoint.
- Who is the headteacher of Carbeile Junior School?
- The headteacher of Carbeile Junior School is Mr Pete Hamlyn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Carbeile Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Carbeile Junior 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 Carbeile Junior School?
- Carbeile Junior School has 268 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Carbeile Junior School full?
- Carbeile Junior School has capacity for 475 pupils and 268 on roll (56%), 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 Carbeile Junior School a faith school?
- No. Carbeile Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Carbeile Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Carbeile Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Carbeile Junior School?
- Carbeile Junior School is part of the Rame Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Carbeile Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Carbeile Junior School rank locally?
- Carbeile Junior School ranked 132nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Carbeile Junior School's absence rate?
- Carbeile Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Carbeile Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Carbeile Junior 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 15 July 2026.