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Threemilestone School

Primary · Truro · TR3 6DH

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 1 October 2024

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At a glance

409 pupils · 97% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
13.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
URN
142807

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 50 families named it first for 52 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 1 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

52 places offered · 50 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
55%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
5%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school55%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
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
St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolBolton · 256 miles awayGood52%
Graham James Primary AcademyStanford-le-Hope · 257 miles awayGood67%
Francis Baily Primary SchoolThatcham · 186 miles awayNeeds attention58%
Parkside Primary SchoolGoole · 299 miles awayGood42%
Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolDoncaster · 282 miles awayExpected standard64%
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, WymondhamWymondham · 313 miles awayOutstanding89%
Lawley Village AcademyTelford · 202 miles awayGood73%
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary SchoolHaywards Heath · 226 miles awayNo current grade63%
Huntington Primary AcademyYork · 310 miles awayExpected standard60%
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonTaunton · 101 miles awayGood75%
Northlands Wood Primary AcademyHaywards Heath · 226 miles awayNo current grade67%
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull · 205 miles awayGood79%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Cornwall 90%, England 60%) · Black African 6% (Cornwall 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Cornwall 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Cornwall 0%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Cornwall 0%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Cornwall 0%, England 4%) · Any other White background 1% (Cornwall 3%, England 7%) · 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)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.41 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · 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
20.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

99% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 1% 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)

75.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.7 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 £40,192; 9.1% 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£5,724
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £387,000; in-year balance +£208,000

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.4%62.3%
Social housing2.4%17.1%
Privately rented18.2%20.5%
Detached houses28.9%22.9%
Flats4.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018822 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£285,000105 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£243,000–£335,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (28)£382,500
Semi-detached (52)£285,000
Terraced (21)£235,000

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
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an 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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