Trewirgie Infants' School

Trewirgie Infants’ School has made significant improvements since its last inspection, demonstrating strong leadership and a commitment to enhancing the quality of education for its pupils. The school now offers an ambitious curriculum that engages students and fosters high expectations for their success. Pupils report feeling safe and happy in a supportive environment, where behavior is well-managed and instances of bullying are rare. Parents appreciate the school’s role in the community and value the emphasis placed on their children's Cornish identity.

Strengths

• Effective transformational leadership with a clear vision.
• Ambitious and engaging curriculum that excites pupils.
• Strong focus on developing reading skills from an early age.
• Consistent and effective behavior management strategies.
• Support for pupils with SEND to help them progress.
• Strong early years provision with significant progress in children's development.

Areas for Improvement

• Need for teachers to adapt learning more closely to pupils' prior knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Trewirgie Infants' School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Trewirgie Infants' School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Trewirgie Infants' School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at Trewirgie Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Trewirgie Infants' School received £6,690 and spent £7,168 for each of its 270 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £54,000 (£201 per pupil).

Across all 41 schools of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, income was £7,781 and spending £7,890 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Redruth · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

Trewirgie Infants' School is part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, which runs 41 schools. The nearest others:

• Blackwater Community Primary School Truro
• Chacewater Community Primary School Truro
• Kennall Vale School Truro
• Kehelland Village School Camborne
• Threemilestone School Truro
• Mithian School St Agnes
• Perranporth Community Primary School Perranporth
• Bodriggy Academy Hayle
• Hayle Academy Hayle
• Helston Community College Helston

What is Trewirgie Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Trewirgie Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Trewirgie Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Trewirgie Infants' School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Trewirgie Infants' School have?

Trewirgie Infants' School has 274 pupils on roll.

What age range does Trewirgie Infants' School cover?

Trewirgie Infants' School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Trewirgie Infants' School?

Trewirgie Infants' School is at Trewirgie Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 2SZ.