Charlestown Primary School
Academy converter primary school in St Austell (Cornwall).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Hello, and thank you for visiting our website; we are delighted to welcome you to our school. Charlestown Primary School is located in St Austell, on the edge of Charlestown village and very close to the beautiful beach of Carlyon Bay. Our school is a 2-form of entry primary school for up to 420 pupils aged between 4 and 11.
Central to life at our school is our school vision of Inspire, Enrich, Enlighten . This vision is shared by everyone at Charlestown from our youngest pupils to our most senior staff and our local governors. This vision complements our Trust Core Shared Values and our Trust Philosophy of work hard, be honest & help others .
We hope that our website gives you an insight into what our children experience here at Charlestown Primary School.
If you have any queries or would like to visit us and experience our school for yourself to get a glimpse of learning in action, or have a look around our fantastic forest school area and bike track, then please contact our school office team on 01726 812831 or email us at .
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Choir
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Debating
- Film Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
and 4 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136760
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (5 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selina-Marie Brown | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| James Mustoe | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katie Lee-Elkins | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Jo Olds | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Gemma Wilson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gina-Maria Singh Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Gemma Hooper Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record