Carbeile Junior School, Torpoint

Ofsted's report card from its 28 April 2026 inspection grades Carbeile Junior School on 6 areas: 1 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's personal development programme is highly effective and impactful."

Achievement - Expected standard. "The majority of pupils learn the curriculum well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders keep a close oversight of attendance and behaviour."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Since the last inspection, leaders have continued to refine, and improve, the school's curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an inclusive culture."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, at all levels, want the very best for all pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to embed, and strengthen, consistency in the teaching of writing, including handwriting, across all subjects"; "Leaders should support teachers to make adaptations to pupils' learning, including pupils with special educational educational needs, in order to consistently meet their needs so that pupils learn well".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Carbeile Junior School, now proud to be part of the Rame Federation, working in partnership with Fourlanesend Community Primary School. At Carbeile Junior School we are all extremely proud to be part of such a positive and nurturing school environment that puts the children’s emotional needs at the forefront of everything that we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cross-country, chess, Lego and art.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Carbeile Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

Across Cornwall, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Cornwall lodged 35 appeals against primary school offers; 20 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (20% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Carbeile Junior School are Torpoint Nursery and Infant School (0.4 miles, Outstanding); Marlborough Primary Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 76% maths); Morice Town Primary Academy (1.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 73% maths); and Drake Primary Academy (1.5 miles, Good, 66% reading, 66% maths).

Carbeile Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest railway station is Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (nw-bound), 130 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 60 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Carbeile Junior School issued 18 suspensions, 6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Carbeile Junior School are Torpoint Community College (0.1 miles) and Saltash Community School (1.8 miles).