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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL2 3RLPennycross Primary School
Primary

Pennycross Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL2 3RL www.pennycross.school

Pupils
420
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
420
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pennycross Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
82%
+36pp
82%64%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
12%
+8pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
420
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Arden Grove, Pennycross, Plymouth, PL2 3RL
Local authority
Plymouth
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
2024/2582%12%87%52%83%13%88%47%85%80%108.0108.0105.017%420
2023/2446%4%60%25%70%4%58%14%82%47%102.0101.0100.015%403
2022/2355%2%64%12%74%2%71%24%79%71%102.0103.0103.0-3.10-0.60-0.2014%394
2018/1962%10%64%31%77%10%87%13%95%82%103.0105.0104.0+1.30+1.20+2.2018%337
2017/1861%0%63%11%76%0%79%16%89%74%101.0104.0103.0+0.20+0.80+3.3017%326
2016/1776%9%79%35%79%12%85%18%82%79%105.0106.0105.0+2.70+2.10+3.2019%307

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
2024/2542021.917%11%28%5%13%
2023/2440323.115%11%30%5%17%
2022/2339419.914%11%29%6%21%
2021/2240921.117%9%31%6%17%
2020/2139121.716%8%32%
2018/1933720.518%5%33%4%9%
2017/1832621.117%4%36%5%11%
2016/1730717.619%7%35%5%12%

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