Pencoys Primary School | Primary in Redruth, Cornwall | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

173

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

173

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

173

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCornwall

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Pencoys Primary School · Primary · Cornwall

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

77%

+10pp

77%62%47%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

13%

0pp

27%15%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

83%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

83%

Maths higher standard

40%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

30%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

173

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

25%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Loscombe Road, Four Lanes, Redruth, TR16 6RB

Local authority

Cornwall

Website

https://pencoys.croftymat.org/

Telephone

01209215203

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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	77%	13%	83%	30%	83%	20%	83%	40%	87%	80%	106.0	108.0	106.0	—	—	—	17%	173
2023/24	67%	13%	80%	17%	73%	17%	77%	20%	80%	60%	104.0	105.0	101.0	—	—	—	16%	180
2022/23	65%	27%	73%	38%	73%	31%	73%	31%	81%	54%	106.0	105.0	102.0	+2.00	+2.80	+2.30	16%	203
2018/19	65%	13%	71%	19%	81%	23%	87%	16%	87%	74%	102.0	105.0	102.0	-2.30	+0.30	-0.40	27%	191
2017/18	47%	3%	67%	23%	57%	23%	60%	27%	77%	50%	102.0	102.0	99.0	-2.90	-1.10	-2.30	—	201

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	173	19.7	17%	5%	25%	5%	12%
2023/24	180	19.5	16%	1%	25%	5%	10%
2022/23	203	21.5	16%	1%	28%	5%	8%
2021/22	206	23.5	16%	0%	26%	6%	12%
2020/21	206	23.8	22%	0%	23%	—	—
2018/19	191	24.5	27%	0%	22%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	22.8	—	—	—	5%	10%
2016/17	201	24.2	23%	0%	26%	—	—