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Porthleven School

Primary

Cornwall · Helston · TR13 9BX http://www.porthleven.cornwall.sch.uk/website

Pupils
192
cap. 300
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
192
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 11/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Porthleven School · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+1pp
63%56%49%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
4%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
192
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Torleven Road, Porthleven, Helston, TR13 9BX
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
2024/2563%8%79%42%79%13%75%29%88%71%106.0104.0102.012%192
2023/2462%0%81%29%71%5%67%10%71%67%105.0102.0102.020%198
2022/2349%3%67%31%49%5%62%8%69%54%105.0101.0100.0+1.20-2.60-2.0018%215
2018/1961%3%78%22%75%11%72%14%86%81%105.0103.0106.0-0.70-2.20-3.2018%264
2017/1852%10%77%26%71%29%55%23%81%65%105.0103.0104.0+0.50+0.10-1.40278

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
2024/2519221.312%2%21%3%4%
2023/2419820.720%2%23%4%8%
2022/2321520.318%1%17%6%12%
2021/2220820.418%1%12%7%19%
2020/2122221.324%1%14%
2018/1926421.018%1%21%4%10%
2017/1826.95%9%

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