Tregolls Academy

About Tregolls Academy

Tregolls Academy’s headline metrics place it significantly below the Cornwall local authority average for primary schools. The LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 is 58 per cent, but at Tregolls Academy that figure stands at just 42 per cent. This gap of 16 percentage points is substantial and places the school in the bottom half of Cornwall’s 235 primary schools, ranking 176th. The school’s national percentile of 89 — meaning it performs worse than 89 per cent of primary schools across England — reinforces the picture of a school that is struggling academically compared with its peers. This is a school where the data suggests families should be particularly attentive to how their child’s progress is being tracked, especially given the wider context of the local authority’s stronger performers, such as Calstock Community Primary School, which tops the LA rankings.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2023, rated it Inadequate overall, a downgrade from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2020. All four key areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — were judged Inadequate, while early years provision was rated Requires Improvement. The KS2 results paint a mixed picture: 70 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in maths, above the national benchmark, but only 56 per cent did so in writing and 67 per cent in reading. No pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and just 2 per cent reached higher standard in writing. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is unclear whether pupils are improving at a typical rate. The school’s ranking score of 42 out of 100 places it in the bottom 50 nationally, and its Cornwall rank of 174 out of 208 schools confirms it is well below average within the local authority.

On the positive side, parent feedback is notably strong. In the Parent View survey covering September 2024 to September 2025, 88 per cent of respondents would recommend the school, and 100 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. The school offers a wide range of facilities including a forest school, sensory room, sports hall and music rooms, plus clubs such as gardening, drama and coding. It has a dedicated SEN unit and provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social and emotional mental health support. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 34 applications for 21 places, with all first-preference applicants receiving an offer. With 40.8 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, Tregolls serves a relatively disadvantaged community. This is a school where parents report high satisfaction and a strong sense of belonging, but where academic outcomes and Ofsted ratings are serious concerns that need careful consideration.

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