Primary school

Falmouth Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • TR11 2BB
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,617 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 38%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 16%16% · 2016/172017/18: top 92%2018/19: top 46%2022/23: top 72%2023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 38%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM69% · South West 62%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM8% · South West 6%6/10 Middle
Reading score105 · South West 1054/10 Below
Maths score105 · South West 1046/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 52% · 25 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 79% · 29 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 43% · 21 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 69% · 29 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 52% · 60 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 70% · 40 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 69% · 36 pupils · South West 62%79%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 25 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 10% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 21 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 7% · 29 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 7% · 60 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 23% · 40 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 8% · 36 pupils · South West 6%23%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 25 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 103 · 21 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 60 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 108 · 40 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 36 pupils · South West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 25 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 101 · 21 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 60 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 106 · 40 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 105 · 36 pupils · South West 104106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd111
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026201
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.8%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support27.3%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.9%
Persistently absent pupils19.8%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

47.9% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult8.0
  • Classroom teachers 7.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 15.8
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 9.3 FTE · Whole workforce 28.9 · 55 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,981
Spend per pupil£8,532
Staff spend per pupil£6,574
Reserve per pupil£14
  • +£3,000revenue reserve
  • +£97,000in-year balance

Grants £8,755 · self-generated £231 · premises £370 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (21 academies) · trust reserve £2,403,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it