Primary school

Harrowbarrow Primary Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • PL17 8BQ
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,803 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 60%60%2016/17: top 73%2017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 87%2022/23: top 11%11% · 2022/232023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 86%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM47% · South West 62%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM6% · South West 6%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · South West 105Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · South West 104Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 16 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 53% · 17 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 25% · 16 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 50% · 14 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 80% · 15 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 56% · 16 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 47% · 17 pupils · South West 62%80%25%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 16 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 6% · 17 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 6% · 16 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 14 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 15 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 16 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 6% · 17 pupils · South West 6%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 16 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 17 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 101 · 16 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 14 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 15 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 101 · 16 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 103 · 17 pupils · South West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 16 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 17 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 98 · 16 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 99 · 14 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 15 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 16 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 17 pupils · South West 10410598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd110
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2020Requires improvement
  6. 2023Requires improvement
  7. 2024Ungraded visit

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202691
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.8%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils7.7%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

76.5% full · 119 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 18 responses (17.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school83.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 61.1% not applicable57.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year88.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.2% not applicable92.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child83.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing83.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development83.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent83.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.2
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 3.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.7
  • Other support 0.5

Teachers 5.3 FTE · Whole workforce 8.5 · 23 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,347
Spend per pupil£7,069
Staff spend per pupil£5,495
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£28,000in-year balance

Grants £7,089 · self-generated £257 · premises £366 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £1,343,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it