Crowan Primary School, Camborne
Crowan Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Camborne, part of Aspire Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 10 schools in Camborne with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 74% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Crowan Primary School in detail
Crowan Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our vision for all children at Crowan is to dream 'big'. With this ambition, coupled with hard work and effort, we believe that everyone can achieve their goal and be successful. Self belief: we believe in ourselves - in heart, mind and soul"
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, athletics, cross-country, choir, Lego, gardening and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £3 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Crowan Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 56% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Crowan Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Crowan Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Crowan Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Crowan Primary School are Troon Community Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths); Penponds School (1.9 miles, Good, 78% reading, 89% maths); Trevithick Learning Academy (2.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 75% maths); and Gwinear Community Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 63% reading, 69% maths).
Crowan Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Troon Community Primary SchoolPenponds SchoolTrevithick Learning AcademyGwinear Community Primary School
The trust
Crowan Primary School is one of 38 schools run by Aspire Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Crowan Primary School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 8 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 1 (1.1%) 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.
Staffing
Crowan Primary School had 7 teachers in 2025, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Camborne Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often drug offences, public order offences and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14).
Suspensions and exclusions
Crowan Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Crowan Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2022. Before that, as Crowan Primary School (URN 143971), it was rated Inadequate in November 2021.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Crowan Primary School has made remarkable progress and creates a warm, caring environment where every child feels supported. The school is relentless about teaching reading well - all Year 1 pupils recently passed their phonics checks. Teachers work hard to plan lessons that build knowledge step-by-step, and pupils are proud to be part of a school with the motto 'dream, believe, achieve'.
Key Strengths
- Reading is a priority with expert teaching - all Year 1 pupils passed the phonics screening check in 2023 and 2024
- Strong curriculum design in core subjects with clear knowledge progression from early years onwards
- Early identification of children with communication and language needs ensures they get timely support
- Pupils show positive attitudes to learning and feel safe and well looked after
- Excellent wider development opportunities including residential trips, clubs, and community projects
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects have newer curriculum designs where staff are less confident, leading to gaps in pupils' knowledge
- Pupils make repeated errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation across the curriculum that staff don't always address
- In newer subject areas, learning tasks don't always build effectively on what pupils already know
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with school leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
residential trip to London, gardening club
Crowan Primary School has been transformed since joining Aspire Academy Trust in 2022, moving from inadequate to good across all areas. Pupils flourish in a caring environment where they behave well and are keen to learn.
At a Glance
25.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
27 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 56% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 69% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 56% to 90% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Crowan Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Crowan Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Crowan Primary School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
74%
Available places
88 pupils
119 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Camborne
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Camborne
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
8
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
10.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
88
Total Pupils
40
Boys
48
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
12.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,976
Mean salary
2025 data
School Funding
£6,461
Per pupil
£630k
Total funding
£26k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
3.8%
Persistent absence
78
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Crowan Primary School
What are SATs results like at Crowan Primary School?
Of the pupils at Crowan Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is Crowan Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Crowan Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2022. Before that, as Crowan Primary School (URN 143971), it was rated Inadequate in November 2021.
What is the catchment area for Crowan Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Crowan Primary School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Crowan Primary School?
Crowan Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 74% of its 119 places.
How many pupils go to Crowan Primary School?
Crowan Primary School has around 88 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Crowan Primary School?
3.4% of sessions were missed at Crowan Primary School in 2024/25. 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Crowan Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Crowan Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Crowan Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Crowan Primary School?
Crowan Primary School is at Moorfield, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 0LG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)