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Cusgarne Primary School

URN
145077
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Cusgarne Primary School
URN
145077
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

56 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

60

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

45

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#153 of 178 schools in Cornwall

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Your decision briefing for Cusgarne Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Cusgarne Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
15 May 2022
Inspection date
22 March 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 15 May 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

7

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

28

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

7

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cornwall
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Cornwall)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.cusgarne.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Cornwall to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

84.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

84.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

68.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TR4 8RW - Cusgarne, Truro, Cornwall

Contact details

Address
Cusgarne, Truro, Cornwall
Postcode
TR4 8RW
Phone
1872863563
Website
http://www.cusgarne.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cornwall
Local authority code
908

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 612 schools in Cornwall.

Authority statistics

Total schools

612

Open schools

297

Closed schools

313

Primary schools

479

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
15 May 202222 March 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 15 May 2022
  • School remains Good

    Published
    15 May 2022
    Inspected
    22 March 2022
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Offer rate

25.0%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 6

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Secondary schools

61

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary479 (78.5%)
  • Secondary61 (10.0%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other70 (11.5%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Cusgarne Community Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School1.9 kmPrimaryOpen
Trescol Vean School2.8 kmNot applicableClosed
Kennall Vale School2.8 kmPrimaryOpen
Kennall Vale School2.8 kmPrimaryClosed
St Day and Carharrack Community School3.4 kmPrimaryOpen
Devoran School3.5 kmPrimaryOpen
Chacewater Community Primary School3.8 kmPrimaryOpen
Chacewater Community Primary School3.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Carrick Alternative Provision Academy4.3 kmNot applicableClosed
  • Cusgarne Community Primary School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School
    Distance
    1.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Trescol Vean School
    Distance
    2.8 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Kennall Vale School
    Distance
    2.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cornwall)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
All Saints CofE Junior SchoolPrimary-Closed
Altarnun Community Primary SchoolPrimaryPL15 7RZClosed
Altarnun Primary SchoolPrimaryPL15 7RZOpen
Alverton Primary SchoolPrimaryTR18 4QDOpen
Alverton Primary SchoolPrimaryTR18 4QDClosed
  • All Saints CofE Junior School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    -
    Status
    Closed
  • Altarnun Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL15 7RZ
    Status
    Closed
  • Altarnun Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    PL15 7RZ
    Status
    Open
  • Alverton Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TR18 4QD
    Status
    Open
  • Alverton Primary School
Kennall Vale School
Distance
2.8 km
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed
  • St Day and Carharrack Community School
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Devoran School
    Distance
    3.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Chacewater Community Primary School
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Chacewater Community Primary School
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Carrick Alternative Provision Academy
    Distance
    4.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TR18 4QD
    Status
    Closed