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Blackwater Community Primary School

Cornwall, TR4 8ESPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2023
KS2 Results
76%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.4×
Oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2371 of 13,686 nationally

About Blackwater Community Primary School

Blackwater Community Primary School is a small state primary in Cornwall, led by headteacher Evey Evison, and it sits comfortably within the top 25% of primary schools in the local authority. Ranked 23rd out of 208 primary schools in Cornwall, it outperforms the vast majority of its peers, though it is not quite among the very highest scorers in the area. The top three schools in the same local authority — Calstock Community Primary School, Landewednack Community Primary School, and St Buryan Primary School — all hold higher ranking scores, but Blackwater’s position is still strong, placing it in the 11th percentile nationally. For families looking at the wider South West region, the school ranks 198th out of 1,469 primary schools, again in the top 14%. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Mount Hawke Academy, 2. 2 km away, but Blackwater itself holds a Good rating, with its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirming it remains Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNorth Hill, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 8ES
HeadteacherEvey Evison
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils126
Free School Meals (FSM)12.4%
School Capacity126 / 120 (105% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Jul 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (18 Jul 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Nov 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:30

After-school care

15:15-17:00

Source: blackwater.cornwall.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Blackwater Community Primary School

Blackwater Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.