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Trewirgie Junior School

Primary · Redruth · TR15 2QN

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 27 June 2023

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At a glance

345 pupils · 80% of 430 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
28.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.trewirgie-jnr.cornwall.sch.uk
URN
136831

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 27 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

91 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
44%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school44%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Cornwall average60.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Reynolds Primary AcademyCleethorpes · 319 miles awayRequires improvement63%
The Limes Primary AcademyLowestoft · 337 miles awayGood64%
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, HindleyWigan · 254 miles awayGood71%
Littleborough Community Primary SchoolLittleborough · 271 miles awayGood70%
Engaines Primary School and NurseryClacton-on-Sea · 298 miles awayGood69%
Moldgreen Community Primary SchoolHuddersfield · 278 miles awayExpected standard55%
Howbridge Church of England Junior SchoolWitham · 277 miles awayGood51%
Edgewood Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · 258 miles awayGood (2016)60%
Liskeard Hillfort Primary SchoolLiskeard · 37 miles awayGood57%
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolHelston · 9 miles awayGood (2019)53%
Pennine Way Junior AcademySwadlincote · 236 miles awayGood54%
Moat Hall Primary AcademyWalsall · 218 miles awayGood75%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Cornwall 90%, England 60%) · Black African 6% (Cornwall 1%, England 5%) · Not recorded 5% (Cornwall 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (Cornwall 3%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.27 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cornwall: 3.71 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

86.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,550; 18.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,966
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £696,000; in-year balance +£164,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work26%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier53.7%62.3%
Social housing8.8%17.1%
Privately rented37.6%20.5%
Detached houses10%22.9%
Flats35.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018913 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£220,000368 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£158,500–£275,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (73)£289,000
Semi-detached (88)£263,500
Terraced (153)£200,000
Flat (54)£123,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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