Constantine Primary School
Trebarvah Road, Constantine, Falmouth, TR11 5AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Bennett
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 143168
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01326340554
About this school
Constantine Primary School is a primary academy in Falmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 155 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 84% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 88% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 84% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 68% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Constantine 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 | 56% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 158 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Constantine Primary School compares
Constantine Primary School ranked 74th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.3% | 13.9% | 155 | — |
| Boskenwyn Community Primary School | 33% | 7.8% | 19.2% | 102 | 2.7 miles |
| Mawnan CofE VA Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 9.9% | 144 | 3.2 miles |
| Wendron Church of England Primary School | 60% | 3.1% | 5.9% | 105 | 3.2 miles |
| Halwin School | 86% | 6.5% | 22.9% | 37 | 3.2 miles |
| Manaccan Primary School | 0% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 32 | 3.4 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)
- 13.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boskenwyn Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Mawnan CofE VA Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Falmouth
-
Wendron Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Halwin School3.2 miles
Primary · Helston
-
Manaccan Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Helston
Other schools in Falmouth
Constantine Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Falmouth.
- Falmouth Primary Academy 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 year groups does Constantine Primary School teach?
- Constantine Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Falmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Constantine Primary School?
- The headteacher of Constantine Primary School is Mrs Hannah Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Constantine Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Constantine 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 Constantine Primary School?
- Constantine Primary School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Constantine Primary School full?
- Constantine Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 155 on roll (89%), 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 Constantine Primary School a faith school?
- No. Constantine Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Constantine Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Constantine Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Constantine Primary School?
- Constantine Primary School 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 Constantine Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Constantine Primary School rank locally?
- Constantine Primary School ranked 74th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Constantine Primary School's absence rate?
- Constantine Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Constantine Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Constantine 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 2 July 2026.