Threemilestone School
Polstain Road, Threemilestone, Truro, TR3 6DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Suzannah Teagle
- Sponsor
- Truro and Penwith College
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 142807
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Telephone
- 01872263322
About this school
Threemilestone School is a primary academy in Truro. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Threemilestone 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 63 | 61 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 79% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 84% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 77% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Threemilestone 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 | 54% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 429 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Threemilestone School compares
Threemilestone School ranked 143rd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.4% | 15.5% | 409 | — |
| Truro Learning Academy | 61% | 5.5% | 40.8% | 190 | 1.7 miles |
| Chacewater Community Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 14.4% | 203 | 2.0 miles |
| Bosvigo School | 47% | 5% | 19.9% | 317 | 2.3 miles |
| Shortlanesend School | 65% | 5% | 17.4% | 140 | 2.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE School, Truro | 33% | 5% | 16.5% | 203 | 2.5 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)
- 15.46%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 8.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Truro Learning Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Chacewater Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Bosvigo School2.3 miles
Primary · Truro
-
Shortlanesend School2.4 miles
Primary · Truro
-
St Mary's CofE School, Truro2.5 miles
Primary · Truro
Other schools in Truro
Threemilestone School ranks 16th 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 Threemilestone School teach?
- Threemilestone School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Truro.
- Who is the headteacher of Threemilestone School?
- The headteacher of Threemilestone School is Ms Suzannah Teagle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Threemilestone School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Threemilestone 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 Threemilestone School?
- Threemilestone School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Threemilestone School full?
- Threemilestone School has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 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 Threemilestone School a faith school?
- No. Threemilestone School has no designated religious character.
- Does Threemilestone School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Threemilestone School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Threemilestone School part of an academy trust?
- Threemilestone 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.
- How have Threemilestone School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Threemilestone School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Threemilestone School ranked 143rd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Threemilestone School's absence rate?
- Threemilestone School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Threemilestone School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Threemilestone 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 2 July 2026.