Otterham Community Primary School
Marshgate, Camelford, PL32 9YW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs H Ward
- Sponsor
- Westcountry Schools Trust
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 146391
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01840261344
About this school
Otterham Community Primary School is a primary academy in Camelford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 67 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Otterham 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. 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 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 43% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 42% | 57% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 17% | 64% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% | 43% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Otterham 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 | 17% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 63 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Otterham Community Primary School compares
Otterham Community Primary School ranked 67th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5% | 11.1% | 67 | — |
| Warbstow Primary Academy | — | 3.2% | 26.4% | 64 | 3.3 miles |
| Boscastle Community Primary School | 50% | 7.9% | 27.5% | 60 | 3.5 miles |
| Jacobstow Community Academy | 67% | 4.1% | 9% | 85 | 3.7 miles |
| Camelford Community Primary School | 75% | 5.5% | 30% | 253 | 6.0 miles |
| Tintagel Primary School | 71% | 5.6% | 29.9% | 89 | 6.4 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.
Inspection history
- 2 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report2 February 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.11%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warbstow Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Boscastle Community Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Boscastle
-
Jacobstow Community Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Camelford Community Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Camelford
-
Tintagel Primary School6.4 miles
Primary · Tintagel
Other schools in Camelford
- Camelford Community Primary School Primary
- Sir James Smith's School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Otterham Community Primary School teach?
- Otterham Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Camelford.
- Who is the headteacher of Otterham Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Otterham Community Primary School is Mrs H Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Otterham Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Otterham 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 Otterham Community Primary School?
- Otterham Community Primary School has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Otterham Community Primary School full?
- Otterham Community Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 67 on roll (80%), 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 Otterham Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Otterham Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Otterham Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Otterham Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Otterham Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Otterham 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.
- How have Otterham Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Otterham Community Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Otterham Community Primary School ranked 67th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Otterham Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Otterham Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Otterham Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Otterham 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.