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Shortlanesend School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy

Northey Close, Shortlanesend, Truro TR4 9DA · 01872 276372

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
140
67% of 210 places
Local authority
Cornwall
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
20.1%
First language not English
2.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Aspire Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 24 (Places 25)24September 2023: 20 (Places 21)20September 2024: 14 (Places 16)14September 2025: 9 (Places 12)9September 2026: 20 (Places 22)20Places 22
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202622200.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251290.8100%
September 2024Sept 202416140.9100%
September 2023Sept 202321201100%
September 2022Sept 202225241100%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 31% (England 53%)31%2016/17: 64% (England 61%)64%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 56% (England 65%)56%2022/23: 50% (England 60%)50%2023/24: 32% (England 61%)32%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲65%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
▼102105
●104105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Shortlanesend School on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
17 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Sept 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
55%
Replies
47
30% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼81% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼55% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼66% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼60% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼53% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼66% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼53% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼49% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼39% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼39% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (28%) with SEND

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