School profile

Trekenner Community Primary School

Primary · Foundation school · Launceston, PL15 9PH

Requires improvement

Map showing Trekenner Community Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2023/24

#10,048 of 15,074

Worse than 66% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Trekenner Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 12 Mar 2024

Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFoundation school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils69
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Laura Mead
TrustThe Launceston Rural Learning Trust
Local authorityCornwall
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 111933.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils69
Girls26
Boys43
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.14.5%
First language not English2.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.87
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.55
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.36.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.15
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.2
Average class size17.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.8%
White and Asian
2.9%
Other Black
1.4%
Other ethnic group
1.4%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher24.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.9
Teachers (FTE)2.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)2.99
Support staff (FTE)3.95
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.5
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.12
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.5
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.5
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCornwallEngland
Overall absence9.3%, worse than England, worse than Cornwall5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.24%, worse than England, worse than Cornwall13.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.4%, worse than England, worse than Cornwall1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.7%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.7%
Permanent exclusion rate1.7%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Frequently asked questions about Trekenner Community Primary School

What is Trekenner Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Trekenner Community Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 12 Mar 2024.

How does Trekenner Community Primary School rank in England?

Trekenner Community Primary School ranks 10,048 of 15,074 schools in England for Key stage 2 2023/24 (worse than 66% of schools).

How hard is it to get into Trekenner Community Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Trekenner Community Primary School made 5 offers from 12 applications (2.4 per offer), and 5 of 5 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Trekenner Community Primary School?

Trekenner Community Primary School has 69 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Trekenner Community Primary School?

Trekenner Community Primary School had 87 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Trekenner Community Primary School?

At Trekenner Community Primary School, the average class had 17.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 24.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Trekenner Community Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Trekenner Community Primary School missed 9.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 24% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.