Blackwater Community Primary School

State-Funded School

blackwater-community-primary-school-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

Camborne and RedruthConstituency

TR4 8ESPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Blackwater Community Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Cornwall, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 128 pupils. Blackwater Community Primary School is part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

128

Total Pupils

41%Boys

59%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 128
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 18 July 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.