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Chacewater Community Primary School

Academy converter · Truro · TR4 8PZ

Ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · Cornwall

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-13

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
167

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
64
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

203 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
103 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
203 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
12.8%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Truro and Penwith College
Headteacher
Mr David Hick

Location

Address
Church Hill, Chacewater
Postcode
TR4 8PZ
Town
Truro
County
Cornwall
Local authority
Cornwall
District
Cornwall
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Truro, Cornwall, 203 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 12.8%.

Open schools in Truro
38
Primary schools in Truro
26
Academies among open schools in Truro
61% (23)
Open schools in TR4
10
Primary in TR4
7
Open schools in Cornwall LA
299
Primary in Cornwall LA
237

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS276%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.20

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    • KS279%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM13.9%
    • Demand0.92

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    • KS260%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Treleigh Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS257%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.7%
    • Demand1.24

    2.8 miles away

  • Mount Hawke Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand1.10

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Hick
Telephone
01872560302
Website
www.chacewater.cornwall.sch.uk/

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