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Penponds School

Primary

Cornwall · Camborne · TR14 0QN www.penponds.cornwall.sch.uk/

Pupils
103
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
103
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
103
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Penponds School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
+5pp
80%77%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
28%
+28pp
28%14%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 28%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
61%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
61%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
94%
SPAG higher standard
67%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
111.0
GPS scaled score
113.0

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
103
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Higher Penponds, Camborne, TR14 0QN
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
2024/2578%28%78%61%83%33%89%61%94%94%111.0111.0113.011%103
2023/2473%0%87%40%73%13%87%7%93%93%109.0105.0112.014%106
2022/2375%6%75%44%81%38%81%6%81%69%104.0103.0102.0-2.90+1.60-3.4011%107
2018/1979%21%93%64%86%36%79%29%86%93%109.0104.0105.0+3.10+1.00-2.2017%116
2017/1880%20%100%47%80%40%100%53%93%87%110.0110.0109.0+3.50+0.70+4.0012%106
2016/1753%12%76%41%82%35%59%18%88%65%107.0102.0103.0+0.40+0.90-2.9013%108

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
2024/2510320.611%0%4%4%6%
2023/2410626.514%0%6%4%6%
2022/2310718.211%1%6%5%13%
2021/2211719.515%1%9%8%24%
2020/2111516.918%1%10%
2018/1911619.717%2%13%3%
2017/1810617.112%2%14%4%3%
2016/1710820.013%1%18%3%4%

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