Crowan Primary School

Crowan Primary School is a small primary academy within Aspire Academy Trust. This was its first section 5 inspection, following a predecessor school judged inadequate in 2021, and inspectors found that the school has been transformed since joining the trust. Leaders have raised aspirations, pupils behave well and are keen to learn, and all key judgements are good, with safeguarding arrangements judged effective. The school's strengths include a strong focus on curriculum design, positive staff training and a determined shared vision. Pupils benefit from warm relationships, a caring culture and good personal development, including clubs, residential trips and pupil leadership roles. Reading is a particular priority, with all Year 1 pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check in 2023 and 2024, and pupils with SEND are identified early so they get appropriate support. There are still areas to improve. Some subjects have newer curriculum plans, and staff do not yet know these plans as deeply, so gaps in pupils' knowledge are not always fully identified and learning tasks do not consistently build on what pupils already know. In addition, pupils' writing is not consistently strong across the curriculum because repeated errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation are not always addressed.

Strengths

• Leadership has transformed the school since it joined the trust and raised aspirations for pupils.
• Pupils behave well, are keen to learn and show positive attitudes in lessons and around school.
• Warm relationships and a caring culture help pupils feel safe and well looked after.
• The curriculum has a sharp focus, with clear knowledge sequenced in stronger subjects.
• Staff speak positively about the support and training they receive.
• Reading is prioritised, and all Year 1 pupils met the phonics screening check standard in 2023 and 2024.
• Pupils with SEND are identified early and receive support to address gaps.
• Personal development is promoted well through trips, clubs and leadership roles.
• Early years provision is good, including children's positive attitudes and use of vocabulary.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have newer curriculum plans, leaving pupils with gaps in knowledge from the previous curriculum.
• Staff do not know newer curriculum plans as deeply, so gaps are not always fully identified and tasks sometimes fail to build on prior knowledge.
• Some pupils find it hard to remember their learning in less developed subjects.
• Pupils' writing is not consistently high across the curriculum.
• Repeated errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation in pupils' written work are not always addressed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Crowan Primary School attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Crowan Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2024–25 Crowan Primary School had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.8). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.1% of pupils at Crowan Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Crowan Primary School received £8,238 and spent £8,375 for each of its 88 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£290 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Aspire Academy Trust, income was £7,450 and spending £7,448 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Camborne · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

Crowan Primary School is part of Aspire Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Connor Downs Academy Hayle
• Breage CofE Primary School Helston
• Nansloe Academy Helston
• St Uny CofE Academy St Ives
• Cusgarne Primary School Truro
• Penryn Primary Academy Penryn
• Mount Hawke Academy Truro
• Manaccan Primary School Helston
• Truro Learning Academy Truro
• Shortlanesend School Truro

What is Crowan Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crowan Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Crowan Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crowan Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Crowan Primary School have?

Crowan Primary School has 88 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crowan Primary School cover?

Crowan Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Crowan Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Crowan Primary School?

Crowan Primary School is at Moorfield, Praze-An-Beeble, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 0LG.