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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Goonhavern Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151269
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 104.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 October 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 4 December 2022 View Ofsted record
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 219 205 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 103 47.0% of pupils
Male pupils 116 53.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.1%
9.7 pts below England
School 15.1%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.1%
16.2 pts below England
School 4.1%
Cornwall 3.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
87.7%
192
Unclassified
3.7%
8
Indian
2.3%
5
Any other White background
1.8%
4
White and Asian
1.8%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.9% 37 of 219 pupils
3.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.9%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.5% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts above
EHC plans 1.4% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Other difficulty or disability 6
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.06%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.15 pts lower than England
School 4.06%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.67 pts lower than England
School 7.14%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.10%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts lower than England
School 1.10%
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

104.3% 16.1 pts above England
Goonhavern Primary School
104.3%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information