Illogan School
Churchtown, Illogan, Redruth, TR16 4SW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Wandless
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 265
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 143448
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209842360
About this school
Illogan School is a primary academy in Redruth. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 204 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 57% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 68% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 43% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Illogan 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 | 72% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Illogan School compares
Illogan School ranked 80th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.7% | 25.6% | 204 | — |
| Portreath Community Primary School | 81% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 165 | 0.8 miles |
| Treloweth Community Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 414 | 1.4 miles |
| Pennoweth Primary School | 56% | 5.3% | 40.2% | 348 | 2.2 miles |
| Treleigh Community Primary School | 52% | 4.4% | 25.4% | 314 | 2.2 miles |
| Rosemellin Community Primary School | 46% | 5.4% | 32.3% | 380 | 2.2 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)
- 25.62%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 12.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Portreath Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treloweth Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Pennoweth Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treleigh Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Rosemellin Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Camborne
Other schools in Redruth
Illogan School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redruth.
- 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 Infants' School Primary
- Trewirgie Junior School Primary
- Pool Academy Secondary
- Redruth School Secondary
- Cardrew Court School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Illogan School teach?
- Illogan School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Redruth.
- Who is the headteacher of Illogan School?
- The headteacher of Illogan School is Mrs Lucy Wandless, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Illogan School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Illogan 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 Illogan School?
- Illogan School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Illogan School full?
- Illogan School has capacity for 265 pupils and 204 on roll (77%), 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 Illogan School a faith school?
- No. Illogan School has no designated religious character.
- Does Illogan School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Illogan School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Illogan School?
- Illogan 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 Illogan School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Illogan School rank locally?
- Illogan School ranked 80th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Illogan School's absence rate?
- Illogan School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Illogan School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Illogan 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.