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Treviglas Academy, Newquay

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 11–18

Treviglas Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Newquay, part of The Roseland Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 15th-highest of the 31 schools in Cornwall with published results, and 1,656th of 3,298 across England. It was 81% full in 2025.

GCSE results
In line with England
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
Progress (2024)
Average
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Treviglas Academy in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Treviglas Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.7 in Cornwall and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 42% in Cornwall and 47% in England.

That is up from 43 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.01: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 38.8, against 48.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and History.

Getting a place at Treviglas Academy

For September 2026 entry, 248 families put Treviglas Academy as their first choice and 419 named it as one of their preferences, for 241 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Treviglas Academy

The trust

Treviglas Academy is one of 5 schools run by The Roseland Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.3 in 2024/25.

All 5 schools in The Roseland Multi Academy Trust

What parents say

198 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Treviglas Academy (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 64% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 32 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 31% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 31% into work.

Who goes there

2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 101 pupils (11.6%) received SEN support and 18 (2.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Newquay Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Treviglas School (outside), 40 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 52 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. 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, Treviglas Academy issued 217 suspensions, 25.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 8 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Treviglas Academy are St Columb Minor Academy (under 0.1 miles), Newquay Primary Academy (0.6 miles), Nansledan School (1 mile) and Newquay Junior Academy (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

St Columb Minor AcademyNewquay Primary AcademyNansledan SchoolNewquay Junior Academy

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 destination measures; 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

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr James Rogers
Pupils:872
LA:Cornwall
Phone:01637872076
Address:Bradley Road, Newquay, TR7 3JA
Trust:THE ROSELAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (5 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 4 March 2025View full report
URN:145843
UKPRN:10081421
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:St Austell and Newquay
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Treviglas Academy has transformed into a school where pupils want to learn, with a new leadership team that has brought moral purpose and high expectations balanced with warmth. The school excels at character development through an impressive range of activities including drama partnerships with The Royal Shakespeare Company, live performances, art gallery visits, and opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles. Pupils with special educational needs receive excellent support through specially designed workbooks and responsive identification systems.

Key Strengths

  • Highly ambitious and broad curriculum with excellent custom workbooks that support learning and help pupils with special educational needs
  • Exceptionally strong reading programme (16 by 16) with carefully chosen texts that increase pupils' awareness of themselves and others
  • Extensive extra-curricular opportunities including sports, music, drama, and trips that develop character and confidence
  • Calm, purposeful learning environment with excellent attendance and rare low-level disruption
  • Strong support for students in the sixth form with personalised guidance for university applications and career planning

Areas for Improvement

  • In a few subjects, curriculum delivery is less effective and pupils do not routinely develop deep understanding of key concepts
  • Staff do not consistently provide opportunities for pupils to deepen knowledge and understanding in all areas
  • Need to ensure chosen teaching approaches are used consistently effectively so pupils retain important knowledge over time

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture where pupils' interests are prioritised.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports, music, drama, live performances, art gallery visits, Royal Shakespeare Company partnership, student leadership roles, toast club, careers fairs, work experience, extended project qualification

Treviglas Academy has improved significantly since its previous inspection and is now rated Good across all areas. The school has created an environment where pupils feel valued and respected, with high expectations balanced by warmth and mutual respect.

About

Treviglas Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Newquay, Cornwall, England. The age range of the students is 11 to 18.

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At a Glance

25.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

198 responses
Would recommend85%
Child is happy88%
Child does well88%
High expectations86%
Feels safe91%
Well behaved86%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)73%
Kept informed82%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)80%
Wider development78%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has declined from 0.16 to 0.01 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 45.7 to 45.9 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 36% to 46% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-45.945.6%
Disadvantaged(50)-38.836%
Not known to be disadvantaged(121)-48.849.6%
Boys(82)-45.548.8%
Girls(89)-46.242.7%
Show more breakdowns (1)
Non mobile(160)-46.846.9%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics340
English Language340
English Literature336
Statistics326
Combined Science232
History180
Art and Design174
Sports Studies150
Geography148
Business Studies138
Chemistry102
Physics102
Biology102
Engineering Studies82
Hospitality and Catering74
Multimedia62
Drama54
Spanish34
Music32
French24

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 157 students

Continued education82%
Further education64%
Apprenticeships5%
Employment4%
Not in education/employment8%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

8

Permanent exclusions

0.93%

Exclusion rate

217

Suspensions

25.23%

Suspension rate

86 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 860 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Treviglas Academy 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

Treviglas School (o/s)
42m · 1 min walk
Duchy Avenue (E-bound)
268m · 4 min walk
Shop Corner (W-bound)
376m · 6 min walk
Church Street (S-bound)
376m · 6 min walk
Church (W-bound)
390m · 6 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
4

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.

4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

6 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.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

81%

Available places

862 pupils

1,065 places

203 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Newquay

Low pressure
New homes approved:513
Projected new pupils:92

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Newquay

Across Cornwall council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

Places available

6,387

Applications

5,542

Got 1st preference

97.4%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All secondary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

4 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormGood
7 March 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Sixth FormGood
28 June 2017
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

101

SEN Support

18

EHC Plans

13.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health42
Moderate Learning Difficulty24
Autistic Spectrum Disorder22
Speech, Language & Communication8
Other6
Specific Learning Difficulty5
Physical Disability3
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
86.9%
Asian
1.1%
Black
0.1%
Mixed
3.5%
Chinese
0.1%
Other
0.3%
Unclassified
1.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.9%
English as Additional Language2.9%

872

Total Pupils

441

Boys

431

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

54

Teachers

16.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,790

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,023

Per pupil

£6143k

Total funding

£237k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£559,955
EAL funding£21,359
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.0%

Overall absence

25.6%

Persistent absence

864

Enrolments

Authorised5.4%
Unauthorised2.6%
Persistent (10%+)25.6%
Severe (50%+)3.4%

Absence trend

6.5%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
9.1%
21/22
10.7%
22/23
10.4%
23/24
8.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Treviglas Academy

What are GCSE results like at Treviglas Academy?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Treviglas Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 45.9. 46% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Treviglas Academy's Ofsted rating?

Treviglas Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2023, it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for Treviglas Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Treviglas Academy is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Treviglas Academy?

Treviglas Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 1065 places.

How big are the classes at Treviglas Academy?

Classes at Treviglas Academy average 24.7 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Treviglas Academy?

Treviglas Academy has around 872 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Treviglas Academy?

8% of sessions were missed at Treviglas Academy in 2024/25. 25.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Treviglas Academy?

Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Treviglas Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Treviglas Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 6 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 Treviglas Academy?

Treviglas Academy is at Bradley Road, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 3JA.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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