School profile

Boscastle Community Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Boscastle, PL35 0AU

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,057 of 15,057

Worse than 80% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Boscastle Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 6 Nov 2018

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFoundation school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils60
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Sara Haden
TrustMOOR AND COASTAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Local authorityCornwall
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 111929.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolCornwallEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths50%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.13%7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.100104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101104105
Expected standard in reading75%75%76%
Expected standard in writing75%73%73%
Expected standard in maths50%73%75%
Pupils taking tests8--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils60
Girls32
Boys28
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.25%
First language not English1.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.79
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.24.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.12
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.0
Average class size20

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
81.7%
Other White
15%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.4
Teachers (FTE)2.88
Teaching assistants (FTE)2.91
Support staff (FTE)4.67
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/252.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.6
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.5
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.11
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.5
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.5
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCornwallEngland
Overall absence7.2%, worse than England, worse than Cornwall5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.32.1%, worse than England, worse than Cornwall13.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.9%, worse than England, worse than Cornwall1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Frequently asked questions about Boscastle Community Primary School

What is Boscastle Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Boscastle Community Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 6 Nov 2018.

How does Boscastle Community Primary School rank in England?

Boscastle Community Primary School ranks 12,057 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 80% of schools).

What are Boscastle Community Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Boscastle Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Boscastle Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Boscastle Community Primary School made 5 offers from 11 applications (2.2 per offer), and 5 of 5 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Boscastle Community Primary School?

Boscastle Community Primary School has 60 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Boscastle Community Primary School?

Boscastle Community Primary School had 79 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Boscastle Community Primary School?

At Boscastle Community Primary School, the average class had 20 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Boscastle Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Boscastle Community Primary School missed 7.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 32.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.