Trevithick Learning Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Camborne, Cornwall·TR14 7RH
Composite score
42.5
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#10,043
National rank
#1016
In South West
#133
In Cornwall
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
77%
78 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.30
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
138
any preference, for 60 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.16
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1820221.2720231.2420241.1520251.302026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Cornwall does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Trevithick Learning Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
521
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
25.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
11.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,396
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Trevithick Learning Academy

Trevithick Learning Academy is a primary school in Camborne, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 521 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 77% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (78 first choices for 60 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 18.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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