SCHOOL PROFILE

St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne

Primary Academy converter URN 140763
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

21 October 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 6 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Cornwall
Trust PLYMOUTH CAST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 149 149 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 75 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 74 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.2%
1.4 pts above England
School 26.2%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.8%
7.5 pts below England
School 12.8%
Cornwall 3.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cornwall 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.8%
110
African
12.1%
18
Any other White background
4.0%
6
White and Black African
2.7%
4
White and Asian
2.0%
3
Bangladeshi
1.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 35.6% 53 of 149 pupils
14.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 35.6%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 31.5% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 16.8 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Speech, language & communication 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

85.0% 24.6 pts above England
School 85.0%
Cornwall 59.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

96.0%

22.2 pts above England

School 96.0%
Cornwall 74.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Cornwall 72.5%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

100.0%

28.0 pts above England

School 100.0%
Cornwall 71.5%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.51%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.29 pts higher than England
School 6.51%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.63 pts higher than England
School 22.45%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.36%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.44 pts lower than England
School 1.36%
Cornwall 1.49%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

71.0% 17.2 pts below England
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne
71.0%
Cornwall
81.4%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information