Calstock Community Primary School, Calstock

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Calstock Community Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders' sustained focus on improving the curriculum has led to better outcomes for pupils."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise children in the early years getting off to a successful start to their education."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify, assess and meet pupils' individual needs effectively, including the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders demonstrate a clear moral purpose and a determination to secure the best outcomes for pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders promote pupils' character development effectively throughout school life."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Leaders acknowledge that overall attendance is too low and the number of pupils who are persistently absent remains too high."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should further improve attendance systems so that prompt action removes barriers to attendance and secures sustained improvements in overall attendance and persistent absence. • The school should develop its systems to check that pupils have secured their knowledge in the wider curriculum over the long term to enable teachers to shape future learning and enable pupils to develop detailed knowledge and skills across all subjects".

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Calstock Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 100% in reading and 92% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 5 families put Calstock Community Primary School as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Calstock Community Primary School are Bere Alston Primary Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 44% reading, 50% maths); Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy (1.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 47% maths); Copper Valley Junior Academy (1.9 miles, Good, 54% reading, 46% maths); and St Dominic CofE Primary School (2.2 miles, 100% reading, 86% maths).

Calstock Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Calstock Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 97% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 7 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 1 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Calstock Community Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Calstock Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rowse Gardens (n-bound), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14).

Calstock Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.