Tregolls Academy
Chellew Road, Truro, TR1 1LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Luke Rees
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 138671
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01872274020
About this school
Tregolls Academy is a primary academy in Truro. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tregolls Academy, 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 43 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 42% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 67% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 70% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 72% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 Tregolls Academy 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 | 31% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 265 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tregolls Academy compares
Tregolls Academy ranked 168th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.4% | 40.4% | 220 | — |
| Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School | 60% | 4.5% | 18% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's CofE School, Truro | 33% | 5% | 16.5% | 203 | 1.0 miles |
| Bosvigo School | 47% | 5% | 19.9% | 317 | 1.1 miles |
| Truro Learning Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 40.8% | 190 | 1.7 miles |
| Kea Community Primary School | 57% | 5.7% | 8.8% | 192 | 2.0 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
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 7 November 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.36%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 15.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Truro
-
St Mary's CofE School, Truro1.0 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Bosvigo School1.1 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Truro Learning Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Kea Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Truro
Other schools in Truro
Tregolls Academy ranks 19th 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 ages does Tregolls Academy teach?
- Tregolls Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Truro.
- Who is the headteacher of Tregolls Academy?
- The headteacher of Tregolls Academy is Mr Luke Rees, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tregolls Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tregolls Academy, 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 Tregolls Academy?
- Tregolls Academy has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Tregolls Academy full?
- Tregolls Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 220 on roll (61%), 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 Tregolls Academy a faith school?
- No. Tregolls Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Tregolls Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tregolls Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Tregolls Academy part of an academy trust?
- Tregolls Academy is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tregolls Academy have?
- The schools register lists Tregolls Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tregolls Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tregolls Academy compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Tregolls Academy ranked 168th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tregolls Academy's absence rate?
- Tregolls Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tregolls Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tregolls Academy'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 1 July 2026.