Curnow School
Special schoolCurnow School is a special school in Cornwall, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 115 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 13 November 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Curnow School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Cornwall and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 45.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 44.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 3 | – | – |
- Curnow School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Cornwall Neighbourhoods for ChangeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file130 m
- Pennoweth Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)180 m
- Redruth SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)820 m
- Trewirgie Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Cardrew Court SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file890 m
- Trewirgie Infants' SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cornwall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).