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Gerrans School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Tregassick Road, Portscatho, Truro TR2 5ED · gerrans.cornwall.sch.uk · 01872 580442
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 69
- 82% of 84 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 4 families put the school first and 4 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111860)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Gerrans School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 23
- 30% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied