Illogan School

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Churchtown, Illogan, Redruth, TR16 4SW

Headteacher: Mrs Lucy WandlessSchool website ↗Pupils: 203 (capacity: 265)Part of CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2023
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 September 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 70%·Maths 80%All three 67%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
29of 31 (93.5%)
How many applied in total?
75

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
23.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
23.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
98 girls, 105 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 72% (2022/23), currently 67%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1632.0%0.0%-5.1-2.6-6.0
2016/1761.0%6.0%-3.7-1.0-3.1
2017/1855.0%3.0%-2.9-0.6-1.9
2018/1947.0%13.0%-3.2-2.1-1.6
2022/2372.0%0.0%+3.7+1.1+2.1
2023/2457.0%7.0%---
2024/2567.0%7.0%---
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