Veryan CofE School
Veryan, Truro, TR2 5QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE RAINBOW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Caroline Jarrett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
- Sponsor
- The Rainbow Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 42
- URN
- 140469
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01872501431
About this school
Veryan CofE School is a Church of England primary academy in Truro. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 42 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Veryan CofE 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
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
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- 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 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 78% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 89% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 78% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 89% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Veryan CofE 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 | 29% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 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 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 41 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Veryan CofE School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 27% | 42 | — |
| Tregony Community Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 16.9% | 171 | 3.6 miles |
| Gerrans School | 70% | 3.6% | 10.3% | 69 | 3.9 miles |
| Probus Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 12.9% | 216 | 5.3 miles |
| Gorran School | 82% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 91 | 5.3 miles |
| Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School | 43% | 4.3% | 10.8% | 41 | 5.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.03%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tregony Community Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Gerrans School3.9 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Probus Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Gorran School5.3 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Truro
Other 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 Veryan CofE School teach?
- Veryan CofE School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Truro.
- Who is the executive principal of Veryan CofE School?
- The executive principal of Veryan CofE School is Caroline Jarrett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Veryan CofE School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Veryan CofE 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 Veryan CofE School?
- Veryan CofE School has 42 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Veryan CofE School full?
- Veryan CofE School has capacity for 80 pupils and 42 on roll (53%), 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 Veryan CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. Veryan CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Truro.
- Does Veryan CofE School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Veryan CofE School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Veryan CofE School part of an academy trust?
- Veryan CofE School is part of THE RAINBOW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Veryan CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Veryan CofE School's absence rate?
- Veryan CofE School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Veryan CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Veryan CofE 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 1 July 2026.