St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne
Trevu Road, Camborne, TR14 7AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- PLYMOUTH CAST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Armstrong
- Diocese
- Diocese of Plymouth
- Sponsor
- Plymouth CAST
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 149
- URN
- 140763
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209713944
About this school
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Camborne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 149 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- 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 | 31 | 20 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 80% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 20% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 85% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 85% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 85% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne 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 | 77% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 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 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne compares
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne ranked 11th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 6.5% | 25% | 149 | — |
| Trevithick Learning Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 27.3% | 520 | 0.2 miles |
| St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy | — | 7.6% | 43.9% | 173 | 0.4 miles |
| Roskear Primary & Nursery School | 58% | 6.5% | 34.1% | 404 | 0.6 miles |
| St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy | 60% | 5.8% | 41.9% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Weeth Community Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 27.8% | 182 | 0.7 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)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 22.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trevithick Learning Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Roskear Primary & Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Weeth Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Camborne
Other schools in Camborne
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Camborne.
- Crowan Primary School Primary
- Kehelland Village School Primary
- Penponds School Primary
- Rosemellin Community Primary School Primary
- Roskear Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy Primary
- St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy Primary
- Trevithick Learning Academy Primary
- Troon Community Primary School Primary
- Weeth Community Primary School Primary
- Camborne Nursery School Nursery
- Camborne Science and International Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne teach?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Camborne.
- Who is the headteacher of St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne?
- The headteacher of St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne is Mrs Nicola Armstrong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne, 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 St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne has 149 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne full?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne has capacity for 210 pupils and 149 on roll (71%), 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 St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne a faith school?
- Yes. St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Plymouth.
- Does St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne as having no nursery classes.
- Is St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne part of an academy trust?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne ranked 11th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne's absence rate?
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne'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.