OFSTED
19 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Cornwall
Trust
TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
376
376 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
165
43.9% of pupils
Male pupils
211
56.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.9 pts
above England
School
28.7%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cornwall
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.0%
346
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
10
Any other White background
2.4%
9
African
0.8%
3
Unclassified
0.8%
3
Any other Asian background
0.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.6%
66 of
376 pupils
3.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
Cornwall
74.4%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Cornwall
72.5%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Maths
2.0 pts above England
School
74.0%
Cornwall
71.5%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.02 pts
lower than
England
School
5.20%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.57%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.25 pts
lower than
England
School
12.57%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
lower than
England
School
0.56%
Cornwall
1.49%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
89.5%
1.3 pts
above England
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School
89.5%
Cornwall
81.4%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.