Trewirgie Infants' School, Redruth
Trewirgie Infants' School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Redruth, part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. It was 89% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- 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
Trewirgie Infants' School in detail
Trewirgie Infants' School in its own words
In its own words: "At Trewirgie Infant and Nursery School , we believe that promoting fundamental British values is an integral part of our curriculum, school culture and daily life."
The school runs after-school care until 5:15pm, from £7 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Trewirgie Infants' School
For September 2026 entry, 63 families put Trewirgie Infants' School as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Trewirgie Infants' School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trewirgie Infants' School are Trewirgie Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 60% reading, 54% maths); Pennoweth Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 76% maths); Treleigh Community Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 65% reading, 67% maths); and Treloweth Community Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths).
Trewirgie Junior SchoolPennoweth Primary SchoolTreleigh Community Primary SchoolTreloweth Community Primary School
The trust
Trewirgie Infants' School is one of 41 schools run by Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
8.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Black (8%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Redruth Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Falmouth Road (nw-bound), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 138 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. 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, Trewirgie Infants' School issued 2 suspensions, 0.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
17.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.2
Avg class size
24.9
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Trewirgie Infants' 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Trewirgie Infants' School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Trewirgie Infants' 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
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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.
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Your chances of a place at Trewirgie Infants' School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
240 pupils
270 places
30 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
16.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
274
Total Pupils
144
Boys
130
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
19.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,896
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,240
Per pupil
£1450k
Total funding
£83k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
12.2%
Persistent absence
172
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
Trewirgie Infants' School
Questions parents ask about Trewirgie Infants' School
What is Trewirgie Infants' School's Ofsted rating?
Trewirgie Infants' School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Trewirgie Infants' School?
No fixed boundary. When Trewirgie Infants' 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 Trewirgie Infants' School?
Trewirgie Infants' School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Trewirgie Infants' School?
Classes at Trewirgie Infants' School average 25.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Trewirgie Infants' School?
Trewirgie Infants' School has around 274 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Trewirgie Infants' School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Trewirgie Infants' School in 2024/25. 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Trewirgie Infants' School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Trewirgie Infants' 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 Trewirgie Infants' School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was 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 Trewirgie Infants' School?
Trewirgie Infants' School is at Trewirgie Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2SZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)