Cardinham School | School performance

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

69%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCornwall

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Cardinham School · Primary · Cornwall

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

69%

-14pp

83%69%55%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

RWM higher standard

15%

-18pp

33%17%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

31%

Writing expected standard

85%

Writing higher standard

23%

Maths expected standard

92%

Maths higher standard

38%

Science expected standard

92%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

23%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Cardinham, Bodmin, PL30 4BN

Local authority

Cornwall

Website

www.cardinhamschool.co.uk

Telephone

01208821326

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	69%	15%	77%	31%	85%	23%	92%	38%	92%	77%	105.0	107.0	105.0	—	—	—	14%	84
2023/24	83%	33%	83%	58%	92%	42%	83%	33%	92%	92%	110.0	108.0	111.0	—	—	—	13%	91
2022/23	58%	0%	83%	33%	75%	0%	83%	8%	92%	67%	106.0	105.0	102.0	+3.00	+1.70	+3.20	12%	87
2018/19	55%	0%	64%	45%	55%	0%	73%	36%	73%	73%	104.0	104.0	105.0	-1.90	-7.70	-2.40	16%	73

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	84	17.6	14%	0%	13%	4%	7%
2023/24	91	19.8	13%	1%	20%	7%	26%
2022/23	87	18.2	12%	0%	18%	7%	23%
2021/22	82	18.6	12%	0%	18%	5%	12%
2020/21	70	19.4	11%	0%	19%	—	—
2018/19	73	31.3	16%	0%	19%	5%	11%