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Roche Community Primary School

Roche Community Primary School is a primary academy in St Austell, United Kingdom with 200 pupils, part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust. Ofsted: Requires improvement, inspected 17 October 2018. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: EYFS Teacher (closes 19 November).

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Head
Jeremy Walden, Headteacher
Trust or group
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
200 pupils · 48% girls · 23.5% eligible for free school meals · 4.0% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
49 (24.5%) on SEN support · 7 (3.5%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Cornwall
Location
St Austell, PL26 8EP, United Kingdom
Telephone
01726890323
Website
rochecpschool.eschools.co.uk/web
Register number
URN 142952 (register entry)
Ofsted
Requires improvement, inspected 17 October 2018

Vacancies (1)

EYFS Teacher

Salary £34,069 to £46,940 a yearCloses 19 Nov

Full time

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with Roche Community Primary School, are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated and organised Reception Class Teacher to join our…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2555%3%
2023/2443%3%
2022/2347%7%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
17 October 2018Graded inspectionRequires improvement

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/268.722.9–0£49,664
2024/258.523.47%1£49,683
2023/2410.019.910%0£44,470
2022/2310.020.50%0£42,487
2021/229.821.10%0£40,312
2020/219.820.70%0£41,412
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/209.621.60%0£39,075
2018/199.422.113%0£38,741
2017/188.026.413%0£40,406
2016/178.225.90%0£40,087

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/264.8%1.4%11.1%0.6%
2024/255.7%1.5%16.4%0.0%
2023/246.2%1.5%16.1%0.0%
2022/236.5%1.3%18.5%0.0%
2021/224.0%0.7%8.4%0.0%
2020/211.6%0.2%1.1%0.6%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/193.4%0.7%3.9%0.0%
2017/184.3%0.8%9.3%0.0%
2016/173.9%0.6%8.6%0.0%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

Hiring history

2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Class Teacher, Headteacher. Last advertised June 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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