Callington Primary School
24 Saltash Road, Callington, PL17 7EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AN DARAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Loss
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 140577
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579386160
About this school
Callington Primary School is a primary academy in Callington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 354 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 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 | 48 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 52% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 65% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 58% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Callington 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 | 53% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 369 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 375 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Callington Primary School compares
Callington Primary School ranked 64th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 7.2% | 22.6% | 354 | — |
| Harrowbarrow Primary Academy | 47% | 5.3% | 14.9% | 91 | 2.5 miles |
| St Dominic CofE Primary School | 86% | 6.9% | 19.2% | 83 | 2.9 miles |
| St Mellion Church of England Primary School | — | 8.8% | 25% | 33 | 2.9 miles |
| Stoke Climsland School | 62% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 185 | 3.3 miles |
| Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 7.2% | 13.6% | 70 | 4.0 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)
- 22.62%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.18%
- Persistent absence
- 19.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harrowbarrow Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Callington
-
St Dominic CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary
-
St Mellion Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Stoke Climsland School3.3 miles
Primary · Callington
-
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Gunnislake
Other schools in Callington
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy Primary
- Stoke Climsland School Primary
- Callington Community College Secondary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr Antony Fugill (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr Antony Fugill to Mrs Hannah Loss recorded 24 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Callington Primary School teach?
- Callington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Callington.
- Who is the headteacher of Callington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Callington Primary School is Mrs Hannah Loss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Callington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Callington 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 big is Callington Primary School?
- Callington Primary School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Callington Primary School full?
- Callington Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 354 on roll (84%), 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 Callington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Callington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Callington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Callington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Callington Primary School?
- Callington Primary School is part of AN DARAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Callington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Callington Primary School rank locally?
- Callington Primary School ranked 64th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Callington Primary School's absence rate?
- Callington Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Callington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Callington 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 24 July 2026.