Troon Community Primary School

About Troon Community Primary School

Troon Community Primary School sits within the Cornwall local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 2 to 11. In the most recent local rankings of primary schools, it placed 103rd out of 235 schools of the same type in the county, placing it just inside the top half. The highest-ranked nearby peers include Calstock Community Primary School, Landewednack Community Primary School, and St Buryan Primary School, all of which sit above Troon on the local leaderboard. The school has a relatively small roll of 147 pupils against a capacity of 175, and just over 31% of its children qualify for free school meals, which is above the national average and reflects the mixed catchment it serves. Headteacher Lucy Askew leads a school that has held a Good rating from Ofsted since its graded inspection in 2017, and an ungraded inspection in October 2022 confirmed that it remains Good. That marks a clear improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2013, when the school was rated Requires Improvement across both leadership and overall effectiveness.

Academically, Troon performs around the middle of the pack nationally and locally. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is just above the Cornwall local authority average of 58%. Reading is a relative strength: 75% of pupils met the expected standard and 30% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 105. Maths saw 65% at the expected level and 15% at the higher level, with an average score of 101. Writing was more mixed, with 65% at the expected standard but no pupils reaching the higher standard. The school’s ranking score of 60 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 56th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within Cornwall. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment figures show a school that broadly tracks the local average.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for a primary of its size, including a library, playing fields, a sports hall, music rooms, a sensory room, and a Forest School area. Sports provision includes rounders, football, cross country, cricket and dance, while clubs cover science, gardening and film. Troon also has a nursery provision, making it a viable option for families looking for continuity from age 2 through to Year 6. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 25 applications for 18 places, with all 18 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.39. SEND provision is broad, covering moderate and severe learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, and other difficulties. This makes it a potentially good fit for families who want a community primary with strong SEND support, a nursery on site, and a range of outdoor and creative activities, set in a rural Cornish context.

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