Portreath Community Primary School
Penberthy Road, Portreath, Redruth, TR16 4LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex Carr
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 147
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 143441
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209842542
About this school
Portreath Community Primary School is a primary academy in Redruth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 165 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Portreath Community Primary 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 | 63% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Portreath Community Primary School compares
Portreath Community Primary School ranked 18th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 165 | — |
| Illogan School | 67% | 5.7% | 25.6% | 204 | 0.8 miles |
| Treloweth Community Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 414 | 2.2 miles |
| Rosemellin Community Primary School | 46% | 5.4% | 32.3% | 380 | 2.7 miles |
| Treleigh Community Primary School | 52% | 4.4% | 25.4% | 314 | 2.8 miles |
| Pennoweth Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 40.2% | 348 | 2.9 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)
- 10.49%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Illogan School0.8 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treloweth Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Rosemellin Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Treleigh Community Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Pennoweth Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Redruth
Other schools in Redruth
Portreath Community Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redruth.
- Illogan School Primary
- Lanner Primary School Primary
- Pencoys Primary School Primary
- Pennoweth Primary School Primary
- St Day and Carharrack Community School Primary
- Treleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Treloweth Community Primary School Primary
- Trewirgie Infants' School Primary
- Trewirgie Junior School Primary
- Pool Academy Secondary
- Redruth School Secondary
- Cardrew Court School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Portreath Community Primary School teach?
- Portreath Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Redruth.
- Who is the headteacher of Portreath Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Portreath Community Primary School is Mrs Alex Carr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Portreath Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portreath Community Primary 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 big is Portreath Community Primary School?
- Portreath Community Primary School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Portreath Community Primary School full?
- Portreath Community Primary School has capacity for 147 pupils and 165 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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 Portreath Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Portreath Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Portreath Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Portreath Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Portreath Community Primary School?
- Portreath Community Primary School is part of CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Portreath Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Portreath Community Primary School rank locally?
- Portreath Community Primary School ranked 18th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Portreath Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Portreath Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Portreath Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portreath Community Primary 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.