OFSTED
7 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Cornwall
Trust
TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
274
231 full-time ·
43 part-time
Female pupils
130
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
144
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.9 pts
below England
School
17.9%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.5 pts
below England
School
8.8%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cornwall
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.0%
233
African
8.4%
23
Any other Asian background
1.1%
3
Any other White background
1.1%
3
Indian
1.1%
3
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.1%
44 of
274 pupils
4.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.93 pts
lower than
England
School
5.29%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.61 pts
lower than
England
School
12.21%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.06 pts
lower than
England
School
1.74%
Cornwall
1.49%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
91.3%
3.1 pts
above England
Trewirgie Infants' School
91.3%
Cornwall
81.4%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.