Academy converter · Cornwall

Cusgarne Primary School

4–11Ages
40Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145077URN

Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.0 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

12 applications for 4 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 28 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
22 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Cornwall median (2.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

12 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first

2026 3.0; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 4.0; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 4.0; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 3.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 8 of 9 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Cusgarne Community Primary School (URN 111845), the previous school.

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	4	12	3.0	4	1.00
Sep 2025	7	28	4.0	6	0.86
Sep 2024	4	16	4.0	4	1.00
Sep 2023	6	20	3.3	6	1.00
Sep 2022	7	16	2.3	7	1.00
Sep 2021	11	17	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2020	9	20	2.2	7	0.78
Sep 2019	9	25	2.8	8	0.89
Sep 2018	15	31	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2017 *	12	30	2.5	7	0.58
Sep 2016 *	12	32	2.7	13	1.08
Sep 2015 *	12	28	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2014 *	12	26	2.2	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 84% · Maths 79% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%73rd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	68%	5%	106	103
2023/24	60%	13%	107	103
2022/23	85%	0%	108	106

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

Cusgarne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School
1.9 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Kennall Vale School
2.8 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Day and Carharrack Community School
3.4 km · Cornwall

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Devoran School
3.5 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Chacewater Community Primary School
3.8 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lanner Primary School
4.3 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Threemilestone School
4.6 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Stithians Community Primary School
4.6 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145077 · 908/2226
Trust: Aspire Academy Trust
Capacity: 98 pupils · 40 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Cusgarne Community Primary School (URN 111845)
Address: Cusgarne, Truro, TR4 8RW
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources