Harrowbarrow Primary Academy
School Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington, PL17 8BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hunt
- Sponsor
- Bridge Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 137517
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579350576
About this school
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy is a primary academy in Callington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 91 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 56% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 63% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 63% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 44% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Harrowbarrow Primary Academy 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 | 80% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Harrowbarrow Primary Academy compares
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy ranked 171st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.3% | 14.9% | 91 | — |
| St Dominic CofE Primary School | 86% | 6.9% | 19.2% | 83 | 1.4 miles |
| Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 7.2% | 13.6% | 70 | 1.5 miles |
| Copper Valley Junior Academy | 43% | 7.9% | 25% | 91 | 2.2 miles |
| Calstock Community Primary School | 73% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 60 | 2.4 miles |
| Callington Primary School | 70% | 7.2% | 22.6% | 354 | 2.5 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)
- 14.85%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Dominic CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary
-
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Gunnislake
-
Copper Valley Junior Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Gunnislake
-
Calstock Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Calstock
-
Callington Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Callington
Other schools in Callington
- Callington Primary School Primary
- Stoke Climsland School Primary
- Callington Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Harrowbarrow Primary Academy teach?
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Callington.
- Who is the headteacher of Harrowbarrow Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Harrowbarrow Primary Academy is Mr Andrew Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Harrowbarrow Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harrowbarrow Primary Academy, 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 Harrowbarrow Primary Academy?
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Harrowbarrow Primary Academy full?
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy has capacity for 119 pupils and 91 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 Harrowbarrow Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Harrowbarrow Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Harrowbarrow Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Harrowbarrow Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Harrowbarrow Primary Academy?
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy is part of BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harrowbarrow Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Harrowbarrow Primary Academy rank locally?
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy ranked 171st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Harrowbarrow Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harrowbarrow Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harrowbarrow Primary Academy'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.