Boscastle Community Primary School | Primary in Boscastle, Cornwall | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCornwall

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Boscastle Community Primary School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

50%

-14pp

64%51%38%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

13%

+13pp

14%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

75%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

75%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

50%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Fore Street, Boscastle, PL35 0AU

Local authority

Cornwall

Website

https://boscastle.cornwall.sch.uk/

Telephone

01840250329

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	13%	75%	25%	75%	13%	50%	13%	88%	63%	103.0	100.0	101.0	—	—	—	14%	51
2023/24	64%	0%	73%	27%	73%	18%	64%	9%	91%	73%	104.0	99.0	102.0	—	—	—	14%	58
2022/23	50%	13%	63%	38%	63%	13%	63%	13%	88%	50%	108.0	101.0	103.0	+2.90	-0.40	+0.20	15%	59
2018/19	57%	14%	71%	43%	71%	29%	57%	14%	71%	71%	106.0	99.0	105.0	+1.20	-0.50	-6.10	7%	70
2017/18	38%	0%	75%	38%	50%	0%	50%	25%	75%	75%	106.0	101.0	105.0	+2.10	-7.20	-1.60	6%	69
2016/17	57%	14%	86%	29%	86%	14%	57%	29%	100%	71%	108.0	103.0	104.0	+3.40	-0.20	-2.30	15%	66

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	51	14.7	14%	2%	27%	8%	12%
2023/24	58	16.7	14%	5%	29%	8%	26%
2022/23	59	17.3	15%	3%	29%	6%	12%
2021/22	68	14.9	16%	2%	26%	8%	32%
2020/21	67	17.6	16%	3%	22%	—	—
2018/19	70	16.4	7%	1%	9%	4%	5%
2017/18	69	14.3	6%	1%	10%	4%	6%
2016/17	66	17.8	15%	0%	11%	5%	12%