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Shortlanesend School

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

personMr Chad Wilson

corporate_fareASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onTruro, TR4 9DA

phone 1872276372

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

162

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Shortlanesend School is a Academy converter primary school in Truro, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Shortlanesend School is an academy converter in Truro, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 156 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #113 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #8,944 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 28.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 3 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 10.4 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

65%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing74% LA 73%

Maths70% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 3.1

-3.0

Write

LA 0.1

-5.8 to -0.2

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.6 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.1

-4.5 to 1.2

-1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-3.8 to 1.4

-2.7

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.2 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 59%

Reading94% LA 74%

Writing65% LA 75%

Maths88% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.3

-0.7 to 4.9

-1.2

Write

LA -0.3

-3.9 to 1.5

1.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.1 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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01 November 2023

Inspection Report

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01 February 2018

Inspection Report

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31 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-01-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-09-22

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

8.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.2%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 156 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 8.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	156	13	8.3%	0.8%	2
2024/25 (Autumn term)	152	19	12.5%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	162	7	4.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	161	3	1.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	155	4	2.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	160	1	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	160	3	1.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	153	4	2.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	146	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	144	1	0.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	141	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	143	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	143	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	137	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	137	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	136	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	135	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	134	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

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Shortlanesend School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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