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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 146391

Otterham Community Primary School

Academy converter · Camelford · PL32 9YW

Ages 5–11 · 67 pupils · Cornwall

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

17%

Overall absence

5.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-02

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)17%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
96.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
64

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

67 pupils · 84 places

Pupils on roll
67
Boys / girls
27 / 40
School capacity
84
Capacity fill
67 / 84 (80%)
Free school meals
13.6%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 511

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Sponsor
Westcountry Schools Trust
Headteacher
Mrs H Ward

Location

Address
Marshgate
Postcode
PL32 9YW
Town
Camelford
County
Cornwall
Local authority
Cornwall
District
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in Camelford, Cornwall, 67 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 13.6%.

Open schools in Camelford
3
Primary schools in Camelford
2
Academies among open schools in Camelford
100% (3)
Open schools in PL32
3
Primary in PL32
2
Open schools in Cornwall LA
299
Primary in Cornwall LA
237

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs H Ward
Telephone
01840261344

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