Academy converter · Cornwall

St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne

4–11Ages
149Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140763URN

Trevu Road, Camborne, TR14 7AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

25 applications for 15 places · 86th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 26 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
21 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Cornwall median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne (URN 112008), the previous school.

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	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	14	33	2.4	13	0.93
Sep 2024	20	25	1.3	19	0.95
Sep 2023	13	18	1.4	13	1.00
Sep 2022	13	19	1.5	12	0.92
Sep 2021	20	30	1.5	12	0.60
Sep 2020	17	27	1.6	15	0.88
Sep 2019	20	28	1.4	13	0.65
Sep 2018	17	29	1.7	14	0.82
Sep 2017	18	28	1.6	16	0.89
Sep 2016	18	26	1.4	16	0.89
Sep 2015	30	32	1.1	16	0.53
Sep 2014 *	11	22	2.0	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 88% · Maths 100% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%11th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	85%	19%	110	109
2023/24	80%	20%	109	108
2022/23	77%	3%	110	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

St John's Catholic Primary School, CamborneThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Trevithick Learning Academy
0.4 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
0.7 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Roskear Primary & Nursery School
0.9 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy
1.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

60%met the SATs standard
Weeth Community Primary School
1.2 km · Cornwall

Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Rosemellin Community Primary School
1.3 km · Cornwall

2025

2.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Penponds School
1.6 km · Cornwall

Good2024

3.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Troon Community Primary School
2.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 67%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: 140763 · 908/3463
Trust: Plymouth Cast
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 149 on roll
Free school meals: 26.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne (URN 112008)
Address: Trevu Road, Camborne, TR14 7AE
Local authority: Cornwall

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