OFSTED
30 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
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
139
121 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
67
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
72
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
29.9 pts
above England
School
54.7%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.5 pts
below England
School
10.8%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Cornwall
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.6%
119
Any other ethnic group
5.8%
8
African
1.4%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
2
Any other White background
1.4%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
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
48.2%
67 of
139 pupils
27.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
16.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
10.5 pts
above
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
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Reading
15.8 pts below England
School
58.0%
Cornwall
74.4%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Cornwall
72.5%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
6.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.24 pts
higher than
England
School
6.46%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.57 pts
higher than
England
School
20.39%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.97%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.83 pts
lower than
England
School
0.97%
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
66.2%
22.0 pts
below England
Pensans Community Primary School
66.2%
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.