St Mary's CofE School, Truro, Truro
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Mary's provides a warm, welcoming environment where children thrive both academically and personally. The school excels at teaching reading and has excellent phonics results. Pupils benefit from a wealth of enrichment activities and learn to make a real difference in their community through leadership roles and charity work.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on reading with excellent phonics results well above the national standard
- Inclusive approach with effective support for pupils with SEND and universal access to the curriculum
- Rich wider development opportunities including swimming, surfing, trips and community service projects
- Consistent teaching approach helping pupils retain and build on prior knowledge
- Warm, supportive relationships where pupils feel well looked after and confident
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils' written work lacks consistency in handwriting, spelling and punctuation accuracy across subjects
- Assessment checks sometimes lack precision, making it unclear which pupils need extra support or are ready for greater challenge
- Pupils' errors in writing are not addressed quickly enough, causing misconceptions to persist
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear processes in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming, surfing, trips to Bristol, residentials, care fair charity activities, buddy system, leadership roles
St Mary's CofE School is a happy, welcoming and inclusive primary school where pupils behave well and learn the curriculum effectively. The school has a well-designed, broad and ambitious curriculum with high expectations for all pupils.
At a Glance
13.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
72 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 47%. Maths has declined from 69% to 43%. Writing has declined from 72% to 63%.
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
203 pupils
210 capacity
7 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Truro
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Truro
Admissions Demand - Cornwall
Places available
6,695
Applications
4,808
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Cornwall (2025/26)
Inspection History(9)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9475%
Overall absence
7.18232%
Persistent absence
181
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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