St Mary's CofE School, Truro
Higher Trehaverne, Truro, TR1 3RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Stevenson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 111990
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01872276689
About this school
St Mary's CofE School, Truro is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Truro. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 59% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 90% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 69% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 62% | 30% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 108.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - | - |
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 St Mary's CofE School, Truro 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 | 59% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's CofE School, Truro compares
St Mary's CofE School, Truro ranked 196th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 5% | 16.5% | 203 | — |
| Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School | 60% | 4.5% | 18% | 421 | 0.4 miles |
| Bosvigo School | 47% | 5% | 19.9% | 317 | 0.5 miles |
| Truro Learning Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 40.8% | 190 | 0.8 miles |
| Tregolls Academy | 47% | 5.4% | 40.4% | 220 | 1.0 miles |
| Shortlanesend School | 65% | 5% | 17.4% | 140 | 1.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.5%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 7.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Bosvigo School0.5 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Truro Learning Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Tregolls Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Shortlanesend School1.6 miles
Primary · Truro
Other schools in Truro
St Mary's CofE School, Truro ranks 24th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Truro.
- Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackwater Community Primary School Primary
- Bosvigo School Primary
- Chacewater Community Primary School Primary
- Cusgarne Primary School Primary
- Devoran School Primary
- Gerrans School Primary
- Goonhavern Primary School Primary
- Grampound Road Village CofE School Primary
- Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School Primary
- Kea Community Primary School Primary
- Kennall Vale School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's CofE School, Truro teach?
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Truro.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's CofE School, Truro?
- The headteacher of St Mary's CofE School, Truro is Mrs Louise Stevenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's CofE School, Truro last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's CofE School, Truro, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Mary's CofE School, Truro?
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's CofE School, Truro full?
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's CofE School, Truro a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's CofE School, Truro is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Truro.
- Does St Mary's CofE School, Truro have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's CofE School, Truro as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's CofE School, Truro's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's CofE School, Truro rank locally?
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro ranked 196th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's CofE School, Truro's absence rate?
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's CofE School, Truro's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's CofE School, Truro'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.