Truro Learning Academy, Truro
Truro Learning Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Truro, part of Aspire Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 24 schools in Truro with published results, and 9,159th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- 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
Truro Learning Academy in detail
Truro Learning Academy in its own words
In its own words: "At Truro Learning Academy, we aim to instil a love of learning in our young people. Every child who attends our academy deserves, and is given, the opportunity to learn and develop towards fulfilling their potential."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Truro Learning Nursery serves Truro and its surrounding communities of Highertown, Gloweth, Kenwyn, Malabar and New Mills. We take pride in offering a comprehensive and ambitious curriculum that supports your child to reach their full potential and flourish as a confident learner."
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Truro Learning Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 71% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Truro Learning Academy
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Truro Learning Academy as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 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 Truro Learning Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Truro Learning Academy are Bosvigo School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths); St Mary's CofE School, Truro (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 47% reading, 43% maths); Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 69% maths); and Kea Community Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 60% maths).
Truro Learning Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Bosvigo SchoolSt Mary's CofE School, TruroArchbishop Benson CofE Primary SchoolKea Community Primary School
The trust
Truro Learning Academy is one of 38 schools run by Aspire Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
41.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Truro Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Albany Road (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 167 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, Truro Learning Academy issued 8 suspensions, 3.8 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; 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 · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
41.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 71% to 64% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
20.5
Avg class size
20.5
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Truro Learning Academy
Term dates
Truro Learning 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Truro Learning Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Truro Learning Academy 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
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 18 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
4 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 Truro Learning Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
184 pupils
210 places
26 spare places 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(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
23.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
190
Total Pupils
91
Boys
99
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,787
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,908
Per pupil
£1227k
Total funding
£109k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
17.3%
Persistent absence
179
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
Truro Learning Academy
Questions parents ask about Truro Learning Academy
What are SATs results like at Truro Learning Academy?
Of the pupils at Truro Learning Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Truro Learning Academy's Ofsted rating?
Truro Learning Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Truro Learning Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Truro Learning 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 Truro Learning Academy?
Truro Learning Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Truro Learning Academy?
Classes at Truro Learning Academy average 20.5 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 Truro Learning Academy?
Truro Learning Academy has around 190 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Truro Learning Academy?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Truro Learning Academy in 2024/25. 17.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Truro Learning Academy?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Truro Learning Academy 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 Truro Learning Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 18 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 4 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 Truro Learning Academy?
Truro Learning Academy is at Albany Road, Malabar, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3PQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)