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Portreath Community Primary School

Academy converter · Redruth · TR16 4LU

Ages 4–11 · 165 pupils · Cornwall

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-02-03

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)70%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
130

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
72
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
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 fill112%

165 pupils · 147 places

Pupils on roll
165
Boys / girls
91 / 74
School capacity
147
Capacity fill
165 / 147 (112%)
Free school meals
11.5%
FSM pupils
19
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Alex Carr

Location

Address
Penberthy Road, Portreath
Postcode
TR16 4LU
Town
Redruth
County
Cornwall
Local authority
Cornwall
District
Cornwall
Constituency
Camborne and Redruth
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 Redruth, Cornwall, 165 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 11.5%.

Open schools in Redruth
15
Primary schools in Redruth
10
Academies among open schools in Redruth
73% (11)
Open schools in TR16
7
Primary in TR16
6
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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    • FSM23.5%
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    • FSM24.4%
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    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.7%
    • Demand1.24

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alex Carr
Telephone
01209842542
Website
www.portreath.croftymat.org

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