Treloweth Community Primary School, Redruth
Treloweth Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Redruth, part of Crofty Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 9 schools in Redruth with published results, and 10,359th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Treloweth Community Primary School in detail
Treloweth Community Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "In this section, you can find information about our school and the Crofty Education Trust, including our priorities for the coming year, information about the Governors of Treloweth School, our school prospectus, our school ethos, and much more."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Treloweth Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 63% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Treloweth Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Treloweth Community Primary School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 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 Treloweth Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Treloweth Community Primary School are Trewirgie Infants' School (1.3 miles, Good); Trewirgie Junior School (1.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 54% maths); Illogan School (1.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths); and Pennoweth Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths).
Treloweth Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Trewirgie Infants' SchoolTrewirgie Junior SchoolIllogan SchoolPennoweth Primary School
The trust
Treloweth Community Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Crofty Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
60 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Treloweth Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).
Who goes there
12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Redruth Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bosmeor Park (nw-bound), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 106 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. 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, Treloweth Community Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Treloweth Community Primary School are Pool Academy (0.6 miles) and Redruth School (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; 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 January 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Treloweth is a welcoming school where children love to learn and thrive. Teachers use consistent, clear strategies to help pupils build their knowledge step by step, with particular strength in teaching reading from the earliest years. The school develops confident, responsible citizens through varied leadership roles and enriching experiences like visits to local tin mines.
Key Strengths
- Pupils have high attendance and positive attitudes to learning, with the school's values well understood and embedded
- Strong phonics teaching with regular expert training means pupils become confident and fluent readers from Reception
- Clear, consistent teaching approaches using strategies like 'reactivate' and effective questioning help pupils build knowledge well
- Calm and orderly school environment with well-established routines keeps pupils focused and engaged
- Variety of enrichment experiences through 'Treloweth' passports and leadership roles help pupils develop wider skills
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils make repeated errors in writing (handwriting and punctuation) because staff lack clarity on which knowledge must be secured and when
- Some pupils with SEND do not receive the precise support they need and are often given work that is too challenging
- End points across the English curriculum are still being refined to help pupils progress more securely
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Board games and magic club, daily mile, before- and after-school club, school council, globe trotters role, leadership roles
Treloweth Community Primary School has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. The school is ambitious for all pupils and has taken effective action to address a dip in key stage 2 results in 2024.
At a Glance
24.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
60 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 improved from 63% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 64% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.9
Avg class size
29.6
Infant (KS1)
30.2
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Treloweth Community Primary 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 Treloweth Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Treloweth Community Primary 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
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Treloweth Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
421 pupils
480 places
59 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Redruth
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Redruth
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
46
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
14.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
414
Total Pupils
211
Boys
203
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,159
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,228
Per pupil
£2471k
Total funding
£152k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
8.5%
Persistent absence
366
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
Treloweth Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Treloweth Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Treloweth Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Treloweth Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 70% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Treloweth Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Treloweth Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Treloweth Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Treloweth Community Primary 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 Treloweth Community Primary School?
Treloweth Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 480 places.
How big are the classes at Treloweth Community Primary School?
Classes at Treloweth Community Primary School average 29.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Treloweth Community Primary School?
Treloweth Community Primary School has around 414 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Treloweth Community Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Treloweth Community Primary School in 2024/25. 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Treloweth Community Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Treloweth Community Primary 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 Treloweth Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Treloweth Community Primary School?
Treloweth Community Primary School is at Higher Broadlane, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3JL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)