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Bosvigo School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onTruro, TR1 3BJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

318

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Bosvigo School is a Community school primary school in Truro, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bosvigo School is a community school in Truro, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 326 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #177 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #12,649 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%

Reading68% LA 75%

Writing53% LA 73%

Maths70% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.4

-2.0 to 1.7

-2.8

Write

LA 0.1

-4.5 to -1.0

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.8 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.1

-2.0 to 1.6

0.5

Write

LA -0.2

-1.2 to 2.2

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.6 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%

Reading85% LA 74%

Writing81% LA 75%

Maths90% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.3

0.5 to 4.1

1.6

Write

LA -0.3

-0.1 to 3.3

3.4

Maths

LA -1.0

1.8 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 April 2022

Inspection Report

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13 December 2016

Inspection Report

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08 November 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 January 2008

Inspection Report

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16 January 2007

Inspection Report

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09 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-12-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-01-16

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 326 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	322	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	324	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	323	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	324	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	318	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	319	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	317	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	320	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	320	2	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	317	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	326	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	322	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	317	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	322	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	326	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	314	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	312	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	313	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils