Trekenner Community Primary School
Lezant, Launceston, PL15 9PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Launceston Rural Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Mead
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 111933
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579370435
About this school
Trekenner Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Launceston. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 69 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Trekenner Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 56% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 89% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 78% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 89% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +5.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trekenner Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trekenner Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 21.3% | 69 | — |
| Stoke Climsland School | 62% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 185 | 2.5 miles |
| Coads Green Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 25.6% | 29 | 3.1 miles |
| South Petherwin Community Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 14.7% | 114 | 3.1 miles |
| Launceston Primary School | — | 4.9% | 26.8% | 101 | 3.3 miles |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 21.9% | 222 | 3.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 12 March 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report13 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.28%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 11.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Climsland School2.5 miles
Primary · Callington
-
Coads Green Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
South Petherwin Community Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Launceston Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
St Catherine's CofE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Launceston
Other schools in Launceston
- Altarnun Primary School Primary
- Boyton Community Primary School Primary
- Coads Green Primary School Primary
- Egloskerry Primary School Primary
- Launceston Primary School Primary
- Lewannick Community Primary School Primary
- North Petherwin School Primary
- South Petherwin Community Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School Primary
- St Stephens Community Academy Primary
- Tregadillett Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Trekenner Community Primary School teach?
- Trekenner Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Launceston.
- Who is the headteacher of Trekenner Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Trekenner Community Primary School is Mrs Laura Mead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trekenner Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trekenner Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Trekenner Community Primary School?
- Trekenner Community Primary School has 69 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Trekenner Community Primary School full?
- Trekenner Community Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 69 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Trekenner Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Trekenner Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Trekenner Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Trekenner Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Trekenner Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Trekenner Community Primary School is part of The Launceston Rural Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trekenner Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Trekenner Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Trekenner Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trekenner Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trekenner Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.