Falmouth Primary Academy
Jubilee Road, Falmouth, TR11 2BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Hannah Stevens
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 140328
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326314070
About this school
Falmouth Primary Academy is a primary academy in Falmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Falmouth Primary Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 March 2022, 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 | 60 | 40 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 70% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 23% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 83% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 80% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Falmouth 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 | 52% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 287 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Falmouth Primary Academy compares
Falmouth Primary Academy ranked 72nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.9% | 45.8% | 201 | — |
| King Charles Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 10.1% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth | 60% | 4.6% | 9.7% | 187 | 0.7 miles |
| Marlborough School | 70% | 4.5% | 10.3% | 212 | 0.7 miles |
| Flushing School | 75% | 6% | 23% | 58 | 0.7 miles |
| St Francis CofE Primary School | 51% | 4.2% | 11.1% | 396 | 0.8 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)
- 45.83%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 19.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Charles Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Falmouth
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth0.7 miles
Primary · Falmouth
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Marlborough School0.7 miles
Primary · Falmouth
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Flushing School0.7 miles
Primary · Falmouth
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St Francis CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Falmouth
Other schools in Falmouth
Falmouth Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Falmouth.
- Constantine Primary School Primary
- Flushing School Primary
- King Charles Church of England Primary School Primary
- Marlborough School Primary
- Mawnan CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Mylor Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- St Francis CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth Primary
- Falmouth School Secondary
- Falmouth University Universities
Common questions
- What ages does Falmouth Primary Academy teach?
- Falmouth Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Falmouth.
- Who is the head of school of Falmouth Primary Academy?
- The head of school of Falmouth Primary Academy is Mrs Hannah Stevens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Falmouth Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Falmouth 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 many pupils are at Falmouth Primary Academy?
- Falmouth Primary Academy has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Falmouth Primary Academy full?
- Falmouth Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 201 on roll (48%), 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 Falmouth Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Falmouth Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Falmouth Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Falmouth Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Falmouth Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Falmouth Primary Academy 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 Falmouth Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Falmouth Primary Academy compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Falmouth Primary Academy ranked 72nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Falmouth Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Falmouth Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Falmouth Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Falmouth 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.