Threemilestone School, Truro
Threemilestone School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Truro, part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 24 schools in Truro with published results, and 10,597th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Threemilestone School in detail
Results
In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Threemilestone School reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 84% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Threemilestone School
For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Threemilestone School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Threemilestone School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Threemilestone School are Truro Learning Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths); Chacewater Community Primary School (2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 81% maths); Bosvigo School (2.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths); and Shortlanesend School (2.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 70% maths).
Threemilestone School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Truro Learning AcademyChacewater Community Primary SchoolBosvigo SchoolShortlanesend School
The trust
Threemilestone School is one of 41 schools run by Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
107 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Threemilestone School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).
Who goes there
13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 79 pupils (19.3%) received SEN support and 12 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Threemilestone School had 31 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Truro Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (w-bound), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 46 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Threemilestone School issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This is a warm and welcoming school. Inclusion is central to the school's vision of ensuring every pupil belongs. Pupils learn in a calm and orderly setting. The school takes its time to get to know pupils and their families well. This helps pupils thrive. They enjoy coming to school and love to learn. Their high attendance is evidence of their positive attitudes to learning.
The school's ambitious curriculum reflects the school's high expectations of what pupils can achieve, starting in the early years. Pupils rise to these expectations and learn the curriculum well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school, the trust and those responsible for governance are determined for all pupils to be successful at this school. There has been a relentless drive to develop the curriculum. The school has identified and sequenced the precise knowledge that pupils need to know and remember across subjects. The school's 'launchpads' exemplify the smaller steps of knowledge that pupils will learn. These help teachers to be clear about what they need to teach and when. As a result, pupils build their knowledge based on prior learning securely over time.
The school has a clear understanding of how well the curriculum is implemented and uses this to develop subjects further. For example, staff benefit from regular training to develop their subject expertise to teach the curriculum well. Staff are overwhelmingly grateful for the support they receive from the school to fulfil their roles, including those who are new to the teaching profession.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
13.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
107 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 84% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 80% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
30.2
KS2
8
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Threemilestone School
Term dates
Threemilestone School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Threemilestone School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Threemilestone School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Threemilestone School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
425 pupils
420 places
5 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Truro
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Truro
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
79
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
22.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
409
Total Pupils
198
Boys
211
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
31
Teachers
13.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£40,192
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,205
Per pupil
£2412k
Total funding
£94k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
8.5%
Persistent absence
376
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Threemilestone School
Questions parents ask about Threemilestone School
What are SATs results like at Threemilestone School?
Of the pupils at Threemilestone School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% reached the expected standard in reading and 73% did so in maths.
What is Threemilestone School's Ofsted rating?
Threemilestone School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Threemilestone School?
No fixed boundary. When Threemilestone School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Threemilestone School?
Threemilestone School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Threemilestone School?
Classes at Threemilestone School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Threemilestone School?
Threemilestone School has around 409 pupils on roll. 14% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Threemilestone School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Threemilestone School in 2024/25. 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Threemilestone School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Threemilestone School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Threemilestone School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Threemilestone School?
Threemilestone School is at Polstain Road, Threemilestone, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)