Tywardreath School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Southpark Road
Tywardreath
Par
Cornwall
PL24 2PT
Phone 01726812807
Reference Number 141616

Tywardreath School is maintaining its status as a good school, providing a nurturing and supportive environment for its pupils. The school's curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, allowing for comprehensive learning experiences. With a strong emphasis on personal development, pupils engage in various extracurricular activities, fostering both their skills and community awareness. Parents express high levels of satisfaction, appreciating the caring nature of the staff and the positive school culture.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 302
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.66%
Girls: 49.34%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 23 16 39
2 16 28 44
3 24 16 40
4 27 19 46
5 18 28 46
6 24 22 46

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95%
Unclassified 2%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
White, Other 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 30 Jan 2024
Date Report
30 Jan 2024 School inspection
07 Feb 2018 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum.
  • Pupils experience a supportive and nurturing environment.
  • Strong emphasis on personal development and extracurricular activities.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they learn alongside their peers.
  • High expectations for pupil behavior and academic performance.
  • Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school's caring nature.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, checks on pupils' understanding have not been effective, leading to gaps in knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8
Writing 0
Maths -1.4

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 21 1
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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