Callington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · CALLINGTON, Cornwall
Callington Primary School is a primary school in CALLINGTON, Cornwall for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 November 2022.
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Catchment area for Callington Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- 24 Saltash Road, CALLINGTON, PL17 7EF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 354 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 November 2022
Strengths
- “Everyone at Callington Primary School goes to great lengths to make this a happy and welcoming place.”
- “Many parents agree that staff work hard to achieve the school’s aim of ‘the best for every child, all of the time’.”
- “Leaders and staff have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, leaders have not set out the important knowledge pupils need.”
- “As a result, pupils do not build knowledge as well as they could.”
- “When assessment is less effective, pupils continue to make errors.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Harrowbarrow Primary Academy 2.5 mi Requires improvement
- St Dominic CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged
- St Mellion Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good
- Stoke Climsland School 3.3 mi Good
- Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy 4.0 mi Standards maintained
- Quethiock CofE School 4.1 mi Good
- Pensilva Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Copper Valley Junior Academy 4.6 mi Good