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St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne

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

personMiss Nichola Teixeira

corporate_farePLYMOUTH CAST

location_onCamborne, TR14 7AE

language Visit Website phone 1209713944

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

159

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Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne is a Academy converter primary school in Camborne, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne is an academy converter in Camborne, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of PLYMOUTH CAST. The school has approximately 156 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #221 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. 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

85%

LA 59%

Reading96% LA 75%

Writing88% LA 73%

Maths100% LA 71%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading85% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.4

1.2 to 5.8

1.8

Write

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 4.0

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.2 to 1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading100% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.6

Read

LA -0.1

3.9 to 9.3

4.7

Write

LA -0.2

2.2 to 7.2

5.4

Maths

LA -1.2

3.0 to 7.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 59%

Reading86% LA 74%

Writing90% LA 75%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.3

-0.5 to 4.1

3.5

Write

LA -0.3

1.3 to 5.7

2.1

Maths

LA -1.0

0.1 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 October 2021

Inspection Report

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11 October 2016

Inspection Report

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03 April 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-10-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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 156 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)	156	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	154	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	158	1	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	152	6	3.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	152	2	1.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	157	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	155	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	165	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	165	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	160	1	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	154	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	151	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	165	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Roman Catholic)

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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