Voluntary controlled school · Cornwall

St Mary's CofE School, Truro

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
111990URN

Higher Trehaverne, Truro, TR1 3RJ · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Mary's Church of England Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

2.8 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

140 applications for 29 places · 1st of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.8applications per place, Reception

2.8 above Cornwall median (2.0) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

140 applications · 29 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 4.4; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 4.2; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 3.0; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 3.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 3.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 5.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 3.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 3.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 4.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 4.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 3.9; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 3.9; Cornwall median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	140	4.8	41	1.41
Sep 2025	28	122	4.4	36	1.29
Sep 2024	30	125	4.2	38	1.27
Sep 2023	30	91	3.0	31	1.03
Sep 2022	30	104	3.5	43	1.43
Sep 2021	29	109	3.8	41	1.41
Sep 2020	29	145	5.0	63	2.17
Sep 2019	30	111	3.7	46	1.53
Sep 2018	30	117	3.9	48	1.60
Sep 2017	29	126	4.3	33	1.14
Sep 2016	30	143	4.8	47	1.57
Sep 2015	30	118	3.9	31	1.03
Sep 2014	26	101	3.9	24	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 63% · Maths 43% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%194th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard43%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	33%	0%	101	100
2023/24	59%	0%	108	103
2022/23	59%	10%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's CofE School, TruroThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Bosvigo School
0.9 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Truro Learning Academy
1.4 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Tregolls Academy
1.6 km · Cornwall

Special measures 2026

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Shortlanesend School
2.6 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Kea Community Primary School
3.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Threemilestone School
4.1 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School
5.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111990 · 908/3091
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Higher Trehaverne, Truro, TR1 3RJ
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources