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Harrowbarrow Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Andrew Hunt

corporate_fareHARROWBARROW SCHOOL

location_onCallington, PL17 8BQ

language Visit Website phone 1579350576

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

104

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Harrowbarrow Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Callington, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harrowbarrow Primary Academy is an academy converter in Callington, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of HARROWBARROW SCHOOL. The school has approximately 101 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #178 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #12,825 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing65% LA 73%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.4

-4.0 to 2.4

-2.2

Write

LA 0.1

-5.3 to 0.8

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.5 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading79% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths50% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.1

-1.4 to 5.0

-1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-4.0 to 2.0

-3.5

Maths

LA -1.2

-6.3 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 59%

Reading38% LA 74%

Writing63% LA 75%

Maths38% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.3

-6.5 to -0.7

-2.6

Write

LA -0.3

-5.4 to 0.2

-5.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-7.8 to -2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2024

Inspection Report

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14 November 2023

Inspection Report

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26 February 2020

Inspection Report

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18 November 2015

Inspection Report

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08 October 2013

Inspection Report

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05 June 2013

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2020-02-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-11-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 101 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	101	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	102	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	103	1	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	103	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	104	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	108	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	106	1	0.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	105	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	116	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	114	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	117	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	116	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	120	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	118	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

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Harrowbarrow Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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