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St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne

Trevu Road, Camborne, TR14 7AE

Local ranking51st of 233 primary schools in Cornwall
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
85.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
19.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
96.0%
Writing (Expected)
88.0%
Maths (Expected)
100.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
96.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
26

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
156
Boys
78 (50%)
Girls
78 (50%)
Capacity
210 (74% full)
SEND
28.2%
FSM Eligible
25.0%
EAL
9.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.9%
SEN Support
26.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
6.9
Budget per Pupil
£6,192/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
22.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 78.6%
  • Black African: 9.1%
  • White Other: 3.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.9%
  • Other: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Mixed Other: 1.3%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.3%

78.6%

White British

9.1%

Black African

3.3%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
140763
UKPRN
10045630
Establishment No.
3463
Trust
PLYMOUTH CAST

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