Academy converter · Cornwall

Harrowbarrow Primary Academy

4–11Ages
91Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137517URN

School Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington, PL17 8BQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

29 applications for 15 places · 61st of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Cornwall median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.9; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 3.3; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 3.3; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.6

This school
Cornwall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	29	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2025	7	23	3.3	7	1.00
Sep 2024	10	33	3.3	10	1.00
Sep 2023	18	28	1.6	18	1.00
Sep 2022	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2021	12	22	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2020	8	20	2.5	8	1.00
Sep 2019	17	34	2.0	17	1.00
Sep 2018	17	46	2.7	23	1.35
Sep 2017	17	37	2.2	24	1.41
Sep 2016	17	31	1.8	18	1.06
Sep 2015	18	38	2.1	18	1.00
Sep 2014	12	27	2.3	11	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%168th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	6%	103	102
2023/24	56%	0%	101	101
2022/23	80%	0%	108	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Harrowbarrow Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Dominic CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy
2.4 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place
Copper Valley Junior Academy
3.5 km · Cornwall

Good2022

43%met the SATs standard
Calstock Community Primary School
3.9 km · Cornwall

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Callington Primary School
4.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mellion Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place
Bere Alston Primary Academy
5.2 km · Devon

Good2024

1.1applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Gulworthy Primary Academy
5.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137517 · 908/2704
Trust: Bridge Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 119 pupils · 91 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2011
Replaced: Harrowbarrow School (URN 111953)
Address: School Road, Harrowbarrow, Callington, PL17 8BQ
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources