Delabole Primary School
High Street, Delabole, PL33 9AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Kirkman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 139
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 141322
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01840212540
About this school
Delabole Primary School is a primary academy in Delabole. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 70 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. 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 28 March 2023, 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 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 40% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 73% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 47% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 67% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Delabole 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 | 63% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 79 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Delabole Primary School compares
Delabole Primary School ranked 192nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 4.9% | 22.8% | 70 | — |
| St Teath Community Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 145 | 2.0 miles |
| Camelford Community Primary School | 75% | 5.5% | 30% | 253 | 2.1 miles |
| Tintagel Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 29.9% | 89 | 2.5 miles |
| St Breward Community Primary School | 14% | 4.2% | 21.2% | 34 | 4.6 miles |
| Port Isaac Academy | — | 7.4% | 26.5% | 52 | 4.6 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)
- 22.78%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.85%
- Persistent absence
- 7.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Teath Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Camelford Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Camelford
-
Tintagel Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Tintagel
-
St Breward Community Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Port Isaac Academy4.6 miles
Primary · Port Isaac
Common questions
- What year groups does Delabole Primary School teach?
- Delabole Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Delabole.
- Who is the headteacher of Delabole Primary School?
- The headteacher of Delabole Primary School is Mrs Louise Kirkman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Delabole Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Delabole 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 Delabole Primary School?
- Delabole Primary School has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Delabole Primary School full?
- Delabole Primary School has capacity for 139 pupils and 70 on roll (50%), 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 Delabole Primary School a faith school?
- No. Delabole Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Delabole Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Delabole Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Delabole Primary School?
- Delabole Primary School is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Delabole Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Delabole Primary School rank locally?
- Delabole Primary School ranked 192nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Delabole Primary School's absence rate?
- Delabole Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Delabole Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Delabole 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.