Treloweth Community Primary School

About Treloweth Community Primary School

Treloweth Community Primary School in Cornwall is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 5 to 11, currently led by headteacher Sarah French. With 418 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, the school is effectively full, and the local demand is clear: for the 2025/26 academic year, the school received 95 applications for just 54 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1.76. Of those, 53 were first-preference applications, and 53 first-preference offers were made, meaning nearly every family who put it first got a place, but competition for the remaining spots is stiff. The school serves a community with above-average economic disadvantage: 27.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, significantly higher than the national primary average of around 23%. This context matters when interpreting the school's academic results, as schools with higher FSM rates often face additional challenges in achieving top-tier outcomes.

In its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, Treloweth was rated Good overall, with leadership and management judged Outstanding. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2010, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The school's most recent ungraded inspection, in January 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained. Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 49% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, below the Cornwall local authority average of 58%. In individual subjects, 63% reached the expected standard in reading, 64% in maths, and 69% in writing. Higher-attaining pupils are a small group: just 2% achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 102 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primaries by this combined measure, sitting at the 80th percentile in the South West region.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, gymnasium, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, and outdoor playground. Sports provision covers netball, dance, tennis, rounders, cross country, and athletics, while clubs include film, eco, chess, coding, choir, and drama. For SEND, the school supports children with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health needs, and hearing impairment. Parent feedback from a survey of 60 respondents is broadly positive: 83% would recommend the school, and strong majorities agreed that children are happy (91% strongly agree or agree) and feel safe (91%). However, concerns about how SEND support is delivered are more mixed, with 28% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing that the school gives SEND children the support they need. This is a school that suits families who value a strong community feel and a leadership team rated Outstanding, but who are realistic about academic outcomes that sit below the local average.

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