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The Five Islands Academy
Church Road, Old Town, St Mary's TR21 0NA
The Five Islands Academy is a Church of England academy. It has about 260 boys and girls aged between 3 and 16. (See here for details of the secondary school.) In October 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2019.
This school is a member of Leading Edge Academies Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include St Buryan Primary School, Ludgvan School and St Hilary School.)
Particular strengths include Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Progress, Attainment, Finances and Environment.
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Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is roughly average.
Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is very low.
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.
Representation: There is no representation information for this school. Show details
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