Roche Community Primary School
Fore Street, Roche, St Austell, PL26 8EPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Roche Community Primary School is a primary school in St Austell for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Cornwall. It ranks 11th of 17 primary schools in St Austell. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 July 2022, report published 27 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 19 July 2022
The school's 'five ways to well-being' - connect, give, take notice, keep learning, be active - underpin the school ethos and how pupils learn. Pupils understand these concepts and why they are important. They talk about their learning across the curriculum with excitement and confidence. Pupils study a broad range of subjects. Staff are ambitious for what they believe pupils can achieve. Pupils value the ambitious curriculum. The school is calm and has a purposeful atmosphere. Pupils are polite and confident. Adults have high expectations of behaviour. Pupils behave well. They enjoy coming to school and attend well. Pupils value the rewards they receive for their conduct and positive attitudes to learning. Bullying is rare. Should any bullying occur, pupils trust adults to deal with it swiftly. Pupils are part of an inclusive learning environment. Leaders provide purposeful opportunities for pupils to be responsible, respectful and active citizens. For example, the school council has led a number of projects, including the design of the online safety code and creating a definition of well-being. Pupils have many opportunities to broaden their experiences and enhance their learning.
What the school should improve
- Leaders and governors have focused on improving the quality of education. As a result, other aspects of the school's work, such as behaviour and the wider curriculum, have not had the same level of rigour and scrutiny. Leaders and governors are unsure of trends and patterns in behaviour incidents or the quality of the wider curriculum. Leaders and governors need to monitor these aspects of the school's work with rigour. Governors need to ensure they challenge leaders sufficiently on these aspects of the school's work.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
31 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
200 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Roche Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugle School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 41% met the expected standard |
| Whitemoor Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Dennis Primary Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Treverbyn Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Nanpean Community Primary School | 3 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 29% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy Walden
- Phone
- 01726890323
- Address
- Fore Street, Roche, St Austell, PL26 8EP
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- URN
- 142952
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.