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EnglandSouth WestCornwallTR1 1BNArchbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Primary

Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

Primary

Cornwall · Truro · TR1 1BN http://www.archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk/

Pupils
423
cap. 436
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
423
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
423
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
-1pp
67%56%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
5%
-2pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
423
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Bodmin Road, Truro, TR1 1BN
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%5%76%27%71%8%69%11%84%68%105.0102.0103.022%423
2023/2461%7%75%34%74%10%75%18%79%80%106.0103.0105.021%425
2022/2360%11%69%31%69%15%76%21%82%77%105.0104.0105.0-0.30-1.00-0.1016%428
2018/1967%8%75%25%79%10%77%21%87%75%104.0103.0105.0-0.80-2.00-1.608%420
2017/1845%2%70%22%63%5%75%19%91%64%104.0103.0103.0-1.70-4.50-1.507%421
2016/1760%11%69%18%82%27%71%19%90%94%104.0103.0107.0-0.30+1.30-1.004%428

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542322.722%11%18%4%11%
2023/2442523.621%8%19%6%15%
2022/2342826.816%7%19%5%12%
2021/2241125.113%6%20%6%13%
2020/2141223.311%5%17%
2018/1942022.78%3%14%4%7%
2017/1842122.97%3%11%4%6%
2016/1742821.14%1%10%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.