OFSTED
1 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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
409
409 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
211
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
198
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.9 pts
below England
School
13.9%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.1 pts
below England
School
14.2%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Cornwall
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.2%
336
African
5.9%
24
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
16
Any other Asian background
2.2%
9
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
8
Indian
2.0%
8
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
22.3%
91 of
409 pupils
1.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.1 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
55.0%
5.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Reading
7.8 pts below England
School
66.0%
Cornwall
74.4%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Writing
10.7 pts above England
School
81.0%
Cornwall
72.5%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Maths
1.0 pts above England
School
73.0%
Cornwall
71.5%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.37%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.85 pts
lower than
England
School
4.37%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.31 pts
lower than
England
School
8.51%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.54 pts
lower than
England
School
0.27%
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
97.4%
9.2 pts
above England
Threemilestone School
97.4%
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.