King Charles Church of England Primary School, Falmouth

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades King Charles Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to an excellent start in the early years."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders follow the trust's systems for attendance closely."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's ‘SHINE' curriculum is broad and ambitious."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school is highly inclusive."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders drive the school forward with integrity and humility."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development programme is rich and varied."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently address pupils' errors in handwriting, punctuation and spelling, and that writing tasks are consistently matched to pupils' needs, so that pupils write with fluency and accuracy across the curriculum"; "Leaders should evaluate precisely the support for disadvantaged pupils so that it leads to sustained improvements in both achievement and attendance".

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at King Charles Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put King Charles Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to King Charles Church of England Primary School are Marlborough School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); Falmouth Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 78% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 70% maths); and St Francis CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 74% maths).

King Charles Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

King Charles Church of England Primary School is one of 21 schools run by Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

9.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 58 pupils (14%) received SEN support and 5 (1.2%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Falmouth Town Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is King Charles School (ne-bound), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King Charles Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 144 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, King Charles Church of England Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.