Trewirgie Infants' School
Trewirgie Road, Redruth, TR15 2SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clair Bateman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Truro and Penwith College
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 136881
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209216111
About this school
Trewirgie Infants' School is a primary academy in Redruth. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 274 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Trewirgie Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Trewirgie Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trewirgie Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 23.4% | 274 | — |
| Trewirgie Junior School | 44% | 5.5% | 31.2% | 345 | 0.1 miles |
| Pennoweth Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 40.2% | 348 | 0.5 miles |
| Treleigh Community Primary School | 52% | 4.4% | 25.4% | 314 | 1.3 miles |
| Treloweth Community Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 414 | 1.3 miles |
| Lanner Primary School | 83% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 209 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.43%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 12.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trewirgie Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Pennoweth Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treleigh Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treloweth Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Lanner Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Redruth
Other schools in Redruth
- Illogan School Primary
- Lanner Primary School Primary
- Pencoys Primary School Primary
- Pennoweth Primary School Primary
- Portreath Community Primary School Primary
- St Day and Carharrack Community School Primary
- Treleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Treloweth Community Primary School Primary
- Trewirgie Junior School Primary
- Pool Academy Secondary
- Redruth School Secondary
- Cardrew Court School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Trewirgie Infants' School teach?
- Trewirgie Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Redruth.
- Who is the headteacher of Trewirgie Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Trewirgie Infants' School is Mrs Clair Bateman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trewirgie Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trewirgie Infants' 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 Trewirgie Infants' School?
- Trewirgie Infants' School has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Trewirgie Infants' School full?
- Trewirgie Infants' School has capacity for 300 pupils and 274 on roll (91%), 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 Trewirgie Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Trewirgie Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Trewirgie Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Trewirgie Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- Is Trewirgie Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Trewirgie Infants' School is part of TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Trewirgie Infants' School's absence rate?
- Trewirgie Infants' School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Trewirgie Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Trewirgie Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.