Falmouth Primary Academy, Falmouth

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades Falmouth Primary Academy on 7 areas: 5 strong standard and 2 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve very well."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Teaching is of a consistently high quality across the school."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school's highly effective inclusive ethos is the bedrock of its success."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders set the tone for the school's high expectations and lead by example."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's highly effective work to develop pupils' character contributes significantly to their academic success."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance continues to improve and remains a priority for the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start in the early years."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to build on improvements in attendance by analysing patterns closely, responding swiftly to emerging concerns and maintaining effective work with families of pupils who are persistently absent"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen leadership across all areas of the school, including in the early years, so that improvements in the achievement and experiences of vulnerable pupils are sustained and built upon over time".

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Falmouth Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Falmouth Primary Academy as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Falmouth Primary Academy are King Charles Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 83% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 70% maths); Marlborough School (0.7 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); and Flushing School (0.7 miles, Good, 100% reading, 92% maths).

Falmouth Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Falmouth Primary Academy is one of 21 schools run by Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

48.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 56 pupils (27.9%) received SEN support and 8 (4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Penmere Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beacon School (n-bound), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 169 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, Falmouth Primary Academy issued 43 suspensions, 19.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Falmouth Primary Academy are Falmouth School (0.7 miles) and Penryn College (1.7 miles).