Harrowbarrow Primary Academy

Harrowbarrow Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Callington, Cornwall, Harrowbarrow Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 101 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 47% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 9.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Harrowbarrow Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 15 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Harrowbarrow Primary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.