Shortlanesend School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

Truro and FalmouthConstituency

TR4 9DAPostcode

1.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Shortlanesend School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cornwall, South West.

It currently serves 140 pupils. Shortlanesend School is part of ASPIRE Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 32%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Mixed

Pupils

140

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 140
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ASPIRE Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
27 Feb 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.