St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne

Academy converter · Primary school · Camborne, Cornwall
TR14 7AE
Composite score
77.4

St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne at a glance

Located in Camborne, Cornwall, St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 156 pupils aged 4 to 11. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 5.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#928
National rank
#68
In South West
#8
In Cornwall
Top 6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
19%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 156 % FSM ever-6 25.0% % EAL 9.6% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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