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Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy

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person Mrs Bethany Pike

corporate_fareBRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLooe, PL13 1QA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

83%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Looe, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 8% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Looe, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 40 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #37 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #4,184 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. 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.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 73%

Maths83% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.4

-0.8 to 6.6

3.9

Write

LA 0.1

0.3 to 7.4

3.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 6.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#4,184 / 14,159	#37	#1,045	#1
2023	#4,151 / 13,940	#52	#5,676	#730

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-10

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2017-10-10

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2013-01-29

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 39 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)	39	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	39	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	36	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	36	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	33	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	41	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	39	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	38	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	35	1	2.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	33	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	33	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	34	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	35	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	35	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	39	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	39	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	39	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	37	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	37	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	34	3	8.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	35	2	5.7%	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 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne

Newlyn School

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Alverton Primary School

Beacon Academy