Charlestown Primary School
Crinnis Road, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, PL25 3PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Lee-Elkins
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 372
- URN
- 136760
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726812831
About this school
Charlestown Primary School is a primary academy in St Austell. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 372 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Charlestown 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 64 | 62 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 52% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 73% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 68% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 66% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
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 Charlestown 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 | 48% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 387 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charlestown Primary School compares
Charlestown Primary School ranked 124th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 372 | — |
| Bishop Bronescombe CofE School | 58% | 4.6% | 21.8% | 267 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandy Hill Academy | 72% | 3.9% | 19.7% | 455 | 0.8 miles |
| Mount Charles School | 62% | 4.3% | 37.9% | 333 | 0.9 miles |
| Carclaze Community Primary School | 63% | 4.2% | 21% | 377 | 1.3 miles |
| Biscovey Academy | 61% | 5% | 34.5% | 198 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.34%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.56%
- Persistent absence
- 13.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School0.7 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Sandy Hill Academy0.8 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Mount Charles School0.9 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Carclaze Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Biscovey Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Par
Other schools in St Austell
Charlestown Primary School ranks 8th of the 14 ranked primary schools in St Austell.
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School Primary
- Bugle School Primary
- Carclaze Community Primary School Primary
- Gorran School Primary
- Mevagissey Community Primary School Primary
- Mount Charles School Primary
- Nanpean Community Primary School Primary
- Roche Community Primary School Primary
- Sandy Hill Academy Primary
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery Primary
- St Dennis Primary Academy Primary
- St Mewan Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Charlestown Primary School teach?
- Charlestown Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Austell.
- Who is the headteacher of Charlestown Primary School?
- The headteacher of Charlestown Primary School is Mrs Katie Lee-Elkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charlestown Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charlestown 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 Charlestown Primary School?
- Charlestown Primary School has 372 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Charlestown Primary School full?
- Charlestown Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 372 on roll (89%), 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 Charlestown Primary School a faith school?
- No. Charlestown Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Charlestown Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Charlestown Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Charlestown Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Charlestown Primary School is part of KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charlestown Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charlestown Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Charlestown Primary School ranked 124th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charlestown Primary School's absence rate?
- Charlestown Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charlestown Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charlestown 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 1 July 2026.