Camelford Community Primary School
Station Road, Camelford, PL32 9UE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Howard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 253
- URN
- 146388
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01840212376
About this school
Camelford Community Primary School is a primary academy in Camelford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 253 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Camelford Community 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 45 | 42 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 60% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 62% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Camelford Community 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 | 60% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 304 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 276 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Camelford Community Primary School compares
Camelford Community Primary School ranked 35th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.5% | 30% | 253 | — |
| Delabole Primary School | 38% | 4.9% | 22.8% | 70 | 2.1 miles |
| St Teath Community Primary School | 50% | 5.1% | 12.1% | 145 | 3.0 miles |
| Tintagel Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 29.9% | 89 | 3.7 miles |
| St Breward Community Primary School | 14% | 4.2% | 21.2% | 34 | 4.2 miles |
| Boscastle Community Primary School | 50% | 7.9% | 27.5% | 60 | 4.4 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)
- 30%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Delabole Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Delabole
-
St Teath Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Tintagel Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Tintagel
-
St Breward Community Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Boscastle Community Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Boscastle
Other schools in Camelford
- Otterham Community Primary School Primary
- Sir James Smith's School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Camelford Community Primary School teach?
- Camelford Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Camelford.
- Who is the headteacher of Camelford Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Camelford Community Primary School is Mrs Anne Howard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Camelford Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Camelford Community 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 Camelford Community Primary School?
- Camelford Community Primary School has 253 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Camelford Community Primary School full?
- Camelford Community Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 253 on roll (73%), 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 Camelford Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Camelford Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Camelford Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Camelford Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Camelford Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Camelford Community Primary School is part of WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Camelford Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Camelford Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Camelford Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Camelford Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Camelford Community Primary School ranked 35th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Camelford Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Camelford Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Camelford Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Camelford Community 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 10 July 2026.