Crowan Primary School
Moorfield, Camborne, TR14 0LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Tamsin Harris
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 149434
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209831455
About this school
Crowan Primary School is a primary academy in Camborne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 88 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crowan 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 44% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 56% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 69% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 44% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Crowan 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 | 40% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crowan Primary School compares
Crowan Primary School ranked 6th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.4% | 19.3% | 88 | — |
| Troon Community Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 30.4% | 141 | 1.9 miles |
| Penponds School | 78% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 104 | 1.9 miles |
| Trevithick Learning Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 27.3% | 520 | 2.4 miles |
| Gwinear Community Primary School | 56% | 5.2% | 8.5% | 106 | 2.4 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne | 85% | 6.5% | 25% | 149 | 2.5 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)
- 19.32%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.43%
- Persistent absence
- 3.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Troon Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Penponds School1.9 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Trevithick Learning Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Gwinear Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Hayle
-
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne2.5 miles
Primary · Camborne
Other schools in Camborne
Crowan Primary School ranks 1st of the 10 ranked primary schools in Camborne.
- Kehelland Village School Primary
- Penponds School Primary
- Rosemellin Community Primary School Primary
- Roskear Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne Primary
- St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy Primary
- St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy Primary
- Trevithick Learning Academy Primary
- Troon Community Primary School Primary
- Weeth Community Primary School Primary
- Camborne Nursery School Nursery
- Camborne Science and International Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Crowan Primary School teach?
- Crowan Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Camborne.
- Who is the headteacher of Crowan Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crowan Primary School is Miss Tamsin Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crowan Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crowan 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 Crowan Primary School?
- Crowan Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crowan Primary School full?
- Crowan Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 88 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 Crowan Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crowan Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crowan Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crowan Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Crowan Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Crowan 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 Crowan Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crowan Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Crowan Primary School ranked 6th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crowan Primary School's absence rate?
- Crowan Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crowan Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crowan 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.