Mrs Rachel Lewin, head. Part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust.
The four grades, in plain English
Outstanding
Much better than the minimum.
Good
Meets every standard well.
Requires improvement
Not yet good. Ofsted will be back soon.
Inadequate
Serious problems that must be fixed.
Results
How children do by age 11
At the end of Year 6, children take national tests (called SATs) in reading, writing and maths. Latest results: summer 2025.
About 6 in 10 children met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Expected standard means a child is ready for secondary school work in all three subjects. 2025 tests.
57 out of every 100 Year 6 children
The Five Islands57%
Isles of Scilly57%
England62%
Fewer children reached the higher standard than across England
The higher standard means a child is working well beyond what's expected for their age.
7 out of every 100 Year 6 children
The Five Islands7%
Isles of Scilly7%
England8%
Met the expected standard, year by year
There were no tests in 2020 and 2021. The black line is Isles of Scilly.
56
47
37
57
57
'18'19'23'24'25
28 pupils took these tests in 2025, so one child is about 4 percentage points.
Against 196 primary schools with a similar share of children on free school meals (0% to 9%), it's ahead of about 4% on the expected standard over recent years.
Test scores, 2025
100 means the child met the standard. The highest possible is 120.
Reading108
England106
Maths104
England105
Grammar and spelling: 75% met the standard (England 73%).
Every result, year by yearEach England row is the figure for the same year.
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Pupils tested
28
23
19
–
–
–
19
34
Met the expected standard
57%
57%
37%
–
–
–
47%
56%
England
62%
61%
60%
65%
64%
Higher standard
7%
4%
5%
–
–
–
5%
9%
England
8%
8%
8%
11%
10%
Reading score
108
107
102
–
–
–
107
106
England
106
105
105
104
105
Maths score
104
102
104
–
–
–
101
104
England
105
104
104
105
104
Grammar and spelling
75%
78%
47%
–
–
–
53%
82%
England
73%
72%
72%
78%
78%
Disadvantaged pupils
0
1
0
–
–
–
1
2
Reading progress
–
–
-2.9
–
–
–
+0.2
-0.7
Writing progress
–
–
-5.1
–
–
–
-2.1
-1.4
Maths progress
–
–
+1.4
–
–
–
-6.3
-1.7
The expected standard is the level the government expects at the end of Year 6, in reading, writing and maths together. The higher standard is well above it. Scores run from 80 to 120, and 100 meets the expected standard.
Disadvantaged pupils are those on free school meals in the last 6 years, or in care. Each group's England row is the same group across England. Small groups swing a lot from year to year, and a dash means DfE published no figure, often to protect small groups.
Progress compares children with others who started from the same point, and 0 is average. There are no scores after 2023, because the Year 2 tests they're measured from were cancelled in Covid.
There were no national tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid. Tests came back in 2022, but DfE didn't publish school results for that year.
GCSE results
How pupils do in their GCSEs
Pupils take their GCSEs at the end of Year 11, aged 16. Latest results: summer 2026.
About 4 in 10 pupils got a strong pass in English and maths
A strong pass is grade 5 or above. 83% got a standard pass (grade 4 or above). 2026 GCSEs.
39 out of every 100 Year 11 pupils
The Five Islands39%
Isles of Scilly39%
England46%
The typical pupil gets about a grade 5 in each subject
Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in 8 subjects. A score of 53.2 is about a grade 5.3 on average.
The Five Islands53.2
Isles of Scilly53.2
England46.2
Attainment 8 score, out of 90
Pupils took 17 GCSE subjects and 3 technical awards
Each subject with how many Year 11 pupils took it in summer 2026, and the share who got a standard pass (grade 4 or above) and a top grade (7 or above). Small subjects swing a lot from year to year.
Subject
Pupils
Grade 4+
Grade 7+
English Language
18
89%
39%
English Literature
18
94%
17%
Mathematics
18
89%
6%
Religious Studies
17
59%
12%
History
12
75%
25%
Biology
9
78%
11%
Chemistry
9
89%
11%
Combined Science
9
89%
0%
Physics
9
89%
11%
Art and Design
7
86%
29%
Design and Technology
6
100%
17%
French
6
83%
33%
And 8 more subjects.
Attainment 8, year by year
There were no published GCSE results in 2020 and 2021. The black line is Isles of Scilly.
65
52
53
53
53
49
53
'18'19'22'23'24'25'26
18 pupils took GCSEs in 2026, so one pupil is about 6 percentage points.
Against 196 secondary schools with a similar share of pupils on free school meals (0% to 9%), it's ahead of about 4% on Attainment 8 over recent years.
Every result, year by yearEach England row is the figure for the same year.
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Pupils taking GCSEs
18
22
17
32
15
–
–
14
15
Attainment 8
53.2
48.7
52.8
53.2
52.5
–
–
52.4
64.8
England
46.2
46.1
45.9
46.3
48.8
46.7
46.5
English and maths, grade 5+
39%
46%
65%
63%
67%
–
–
43%
80%
England
46%
45%
46%
45%
50%
43%
43%
English and maths, grade 4+
83%
82%
88%
78%
87%
–
–
79%
93%
England
65%
65%
65%
65%
69%
65%
64%
Entering the EBacc
–
14%
6%
31%
27%
–
–
29%
53%
England
41%
40%
39%
39%
40%
38%
Disadvantaged pupils
–
1
1
5
1
–
–
3
2
Progress 8
–
–
+1.07
+0.72
+0.49
–
–
+0.31
+0.85
Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades across 8 subjects, with English and maths counted twice, so the top score is 90. Grade 4 is a standard pass and grade 5 a strong pass. The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language and history or geography.
Grades in 2022 were set more generously than in 2019 and 2023 as exams returned, so compare those years with care.
2026 figures are provisional, and DfE revises them early the next year. Disadvantaged figures aren't out yet.
Disadvantaged pupils are those on free school meals in the last 6 years, or in care. Each group's England row is the same group across England. Small groups swing a lot from year to year, and a dash means DfE published no figure, often to protect small groups.
Progress 8 compares pupils with others who started from the same point, and 0 is average. Later years have no score, because the Year 6 tests it's measured from were cancelled in Covid.
Exams were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid, so no school results were published.
After 16
Where pupils go next
Where pupils were 6 months after leaving: staying in education, in work or training, or not. No lasting destination means they didn't stay in education or work for those 6 months.
After GCSEs
Pupils who left in 2024, against England.
Staying in education64%England 86%
Apprenticeships0%England 3%
In employment12%England 2%
No lasting destination12%England 6%
Destination unknown12%England 3%
Day to day
Life at The Five Islands
The average pupil misses about 12 days a year
That's 6.5% of the school year, for any reason including illness. And 1 in 6 pupils (18%) missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. England, all-through schools: about 22%.
In schoolMissed
3.2% of pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25
15 suspensions in all, 6 for every 100 pupils. Across England, similar schools: 7.3%. 1 permanently excluded.
Nursery classFrom age 3. 6 children this year.
Before and after schoolWe don't hold club times. Ask the school.
Pupils
Who goes to The Five Islands
A shrinking school: 271 pupils in 2018, 243 now.
6
21
12
17
14
20
17
31
27
22
19
19
18
NurRecY1Y2Y3Y4Y5Y6Y7Y8Y9Y10Y11
47% girls53% boys
Ethnic background
86% White British · 7% White Other · 4% Mixed Other · 1% Unclassified · 2% in smaller groups
3.7%
Free school meals
Children from lower-income families. The school gets extra money to support them.
1.2%
English as an additional language
Children who speak another language at home. It says nothing about how well they speak English.
16.9%
Special educational needs
Children with special educational needs, with or without an EHC plan.
Main needs recorded (pupils)
Social, emotional and mental health7
Autism6
Specific learning difficulty6
2.5%
EHC plan
Children with a legal plan for more complex needs (an Education, Health and Care plan).
Pupils and attendance, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
Pupils on roll
243
251
248
263
263
259
–
270
271
–
–
–
–
Days missed
–
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.4%
4.3%
–
4.4%
4.6%
4.7%
4.6%
4.1%
4.8%
England
7.9%
8.3%
8.5%
8.3%
5.4%
5.3%
5.4%
5.2%
5.3%
5.4%
5.3%
Often absent
–
17.8%
14.5%
15.8%
12.2%
8.8%
–
7.6%
6.9%
6.4%
6.6%
7.2%
5.8%
England
22.4%
24%
25.7%
25.9%
14.9%
13.1%
13.4%
13.1%
13.3%
14.2%
14%
Each year is the school year ending that summer, so 2025 means 2024-25. Days missed is the share of school sessions missed for any reason. Often absent is the share of pupils missing at least 1 day in 10.
2021 attendance was shaped by Covid, so read it with care.
There are no 2020 figures: Covid stopped the attendance count, and we don't hold that year's pupil numbers.
Our pupil numbers start in 2018.
Figures up to 2019 include The Five Islands School, the school it replaced.
Open day
What to ask when you visit
Based on what the data says about The Five Islands. Take this list with you.
1“How are you dealing with the deficit?”The school was £247,000 in deficit at the last count.
2“How do you support children who need extra help?”16.9% of pupils have special educational needs here.
Keep up to date
Keep an eye on The Five Islands
We'll email you when there's a new Ofsted report, new results or new admissions figures. Nothing else.
Staff and money
Teachers, and what the school spends
1 teacher for every 10 pupils
Pupils per teacher across the whole school, not class size. England, all-through schools: 17.2. Counting teaching assistants and other support staff, there's 1 adult for every 7 pupils.
Average class: 15 pupils.
24.5teachers (full-time equivalent)
8.8teaching assistants
93%of teachers fully qualified
Staff, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
Pupils per teacher
9.8
8.6
8
8.2
8.8
9.3
9.1
–
9.2
9.6
9.9
10.4
10.3
9.3
9.6
10
England
17.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
17.2
17
17.2
16.2
15.7
15.1
14.9
14.7
14.7
14.4
14.2
Teachers (full-time)
24.5
29.3
30.9
31.9
29.9
27.9
28.3
27.9
29.3
27.7
28.2
26.3
26.5
28
28
27.4
Teaching assistants
8.8
8.4
12.7
10.6
9.9
8.1
6.9
9.5
10.5
15.8
17.8
17.9
18.9
15.5
16.3
–
Qualified teachers
93%
90%
87%
81%
83%
82%
75%
69%
73%
93%
95%
97%
98%
98%
98%
98%
Each year is the November staff count of that school year, so 2025 means 2024-25. Pupils per teacher covers the whole school, not class size. Full-time counts two half-time teachers as one. Qualified means holding qualified teacher status.
These are the school's own accounts, not the whole of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust. They leave out what the trust spends centrally, so compare with other schools with care. In 2024-25 it took in £65,000 more than it spent (£259 per pupil). Money left over goes into its reserves.
The school was £247,000 in deficit (£984 per pupil) in 2025: it had spent more than its reserves. Worth asking how it plans to recover.
Money per pupil, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
Spending
£14,347
£14,867
£12,559
£11,772
£11,683
£10,514
–
£9,925
–
£10,388
£9,923
England
£7,876
£7,400
£6,801
£6,415
£6,168
£6,058
£6,116
Income
£14,606
£14,649
£12,243
£11,342
£12,120
£11,050
–
£10,491
–
£10,108
£10,444
Staff costs
£10,163
£11,081
£9,186
£8,776
£8,865
£8,293
–
£7,307
–
–
–
Buildings and grounds
£1,084
£1,069
£1,019
£928
£907
£676
–
£571
–
–
–
Reserves
£-984
£-617
£228
£475
£1,042
£1,174
–
£1,666
–
£1,134
£1,441
Each year is the financial year ending in that year. Per pupil means the year's total divided by the number of pupils. These are day-to-day figures: big building projects aren't counted.
Ofsted rated it Good in October 2023. In 2026, its Attainment 8 score was 53.2, against 53.2 in Isles of Scilly and 46.2 across England. Visit, and read the latest inspection report.
What is The Five Islands Academy's Ofsted rating?+
Ofsted rated it Good in October 2023. Ofsted no longer gives one overall grade, so its next inspection will give a report card that grades each area. The full report on Ofsted's website explains what it does well and what it needs to improve.
What are The Five Islands Academy's GCSE results?+
In 2026, 83% of pupils got grade 4 or above in English and maths, against 83% in Isles of Scilly and 65% across England. 39% got grade 5 or above, against 39% in Isles of Scilly and 46% across England. Its Attainment 8 score was 53.2, against 53.2 in Isles of Scilly and 46.2 across England.
Does The Five Islands have a nursery?+
Yes, it has a nursery class. A nursery place doesn't guarantee a Reception place, so you still need to apply.
Does The Five Islands have a sixth form?+
Our data doesn't show a sixth form, so pupils move on to a college or another sixth form at 16.
Is it a faith school?+
Yes. Its religious character is Church of England. Faith schools can give priority to families of that faith, so check its admissions policy.
How do you work out the Eduscope rank score?+
We compare the school with others of the same phase across England on its latest Ofsted inspection, results and attendance, and turn that into a score out of 100. The weights are on our methodology page. Admissions, staff and money aren't part of it.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce, academy accounts, admissions statistics, Ofsted and ISI. Photos are stand-ins. School details and inspections checked against official records on 5 November 2026.
