Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Bodmin Road, Truro, TR1 1BN
421 pupils · 97% of 436 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ARCHBISHOP BENSON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 October 2023, published 24 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.83 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 50 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 61 | 104 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 51 | 118 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 44 | 89 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 52 | 89 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 48 | 94 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 55 | 104 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 47 | 38 | 108 | 46 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Tregolls Academy 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Bosvigo School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Truro Learning Academy 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shortlanesend School 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Kea Community Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.