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EnglandSouth WestCornwallTR20 8UHPensans Community Primary School
Primary

Pensans Community Primary School

Primary

Cornwall · Penzance · TR20 8UH www.pensansprimary.co.uk

Pupils
121
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pensans Community Primary School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
+8pp
55%38%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
121
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
59%
SEN
47%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Madron Road, Penzance, TR20 8UH
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
2024/2550%0%58%42%67%17%67%8%75%67%103.0100.0102.047%121
2023/2442%0%63%0%63%16%47%0%68%53%101.099.099.034%133
2022/2320%0%48%10%43%3%38%3%65%53%99.097.098.0-4.50-4.40-5.6028%177
2018/1955%7%67%26%71%14%69%26%79%60%103.0104.0102.0-2.20-2.10-1.6016%301
2017/1846%3%73%14%65%8%78%19%81%78%104.0104.0104.0-1.30-3.60-0.30308
2016/1741%5%63%12%61%10%54%5%73%66%101.099.0102.0-0.30-0.10-2.3014%318

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
2024/2512117.747%3%59%6%20%
2023/2413313.434%2%57%8%22%
2022/2317720.728%3%60%10%35%
2021/2222319.423%3%59%10%41%
2020/2125822.720%2%51%
2018/1930123.616%4%48%6%14%
2017/1817.75%14%
2016/1731818.614%3%50%4%10%

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