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EnglandSouth WestCornwallPL25 5DSPondhu Primary School
Primary

Pondhu Primary School

Primary

Cornwall · St. Austell · PL25 5DS pondhu.eschools.co.uk

Pupils
161
cap. 240
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
161
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
161
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Pondhu Primary School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
47%
-8pp
67%57%47%
'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
7%4%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
11%
Writing expected standard
53%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
42%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
161
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Penwinnick Road, St. Austell, PL25 5DS
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
2024/2547%0%58%11%53%0%63%16%79%42%102.0102.0101.030%161
2023/2455%6%61%32%65%6%71%23%68%71%103.0102.0104.029%167
2022/2367%7%77%40%80%13%77%27%83%73%105.0104.0105.0+2.30+3.00+2.3024%180

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
2024/2516117.930%7%50%5%13%
2023/2416718.229%5%50%6%14%
2022/2318016.124%3%56%7%22%
2021/2222717.921%4%51%7%23%
2020/2123620.020%4%50%

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