Tintagel Primary School
Treven, Tintagel, PL34 0DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Kirkman
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 141528
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01840770473
About this school
Tintagel Primary School is a primary academy in Tintagel. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 89 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tintagel Primary School, 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 21 February 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 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 10% | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 71% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 81% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 71% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Tintagel 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 | 67% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tintagel Primary School compares
Tintagel Primary School ranked 48th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.6% | 29.9% | 89 | — |
| Delabole Primary School | 38% | 4.9% | 22.8% | 70 | 2.5 miles |
| Boscastle Community Primary School | 50% | 7.9% | 27.5% | 60 | 3.1 miles |
| Camelford Community Primary School | 75% | 5.5% | 30% | 253 | 3.7 miles |
| St Teath Community Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 145 | 4.4 miles |
| Port Isaac Academy | — | 7.4% | 26.5% | 52 | 5.8 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)
- 29.85%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 19.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Delabole Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Delabole
-
Boscastle Community Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Boscastle
-
Camelford Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Camelford
-
St Teath Community Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Port Isaac Academy5.8 miles
Primary · Port Isaac
Common questions
- What ages does Tintagel Primary School teach?
- Tintagel Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Tintagel.
- Who is the headteacher of Tintagel Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tintagel Primary School is Mrs Louise Kirkman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tintagel Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tintagel 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 many pupils are at Tintagel Primary School?
- Tintagel Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Tintagel Primary School full?
- Tintagel Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 89 on roll (74%), 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 Tintagel Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tintagel Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tintagel Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tintagel Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Tintagel Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Tintagel 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 Tintagel Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tintagel Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Tintagel Primary School ranked 48th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tintagel Primary School's absence rate?
- Tintagel Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tintagel Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tintagel 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.