Penryn Primary Academy, Penryn
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Penryn Primary Academy excels at teaching children to read, with phonics results significantly above average. The school creates a caring, inclusive environment where pupils learn about respect, diversity and modern British values through trips and enrichment activities. Early years children get a strong start with focused support for communication and language development alongside warm relationships with staff.
Key Strengths
- Phonics teaching is significantly above average with strong outcomes in the phonics screening check
- Early years provision prioritises communication and language development with warm relationships and parental involvement
- Personal development curriculum well prepares pupils for life in modern Britain, including online safety and understanding of differences
- Leaders have started to improve number fluency and writing in early years and key stage 1
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality is too variable across the school - some teachers do not adapt the curriculum well based on pupils' prior knowledge
- Attendance remains stubbornly below average, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND
- Support for struggling writers in key stage 2 is not quick enough, leading to persistent weaknesses in handwriting, spelling and punctuation
- Some pupils with SEND do not receive consistent support because learning plans are not precise enough
- Behaviour management systems are not applied consistently by all staff
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School trips including local tin mine visit, Year 6 residential to London, night time owl spotting walks for younger pupils, house captain and school council voting
Penryn Primary Academy is a caring school where pupils feel valued and included. The school has strengths in early reading and personal development, but faces challenges with inconsistent teaching quality and low attendance among some pupils.
At a Glance
35.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 67%. Maths has remained stable at around 77%. Writing has remained stable at around 70%.
Class Sizes
21.9
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
22.8
KS2
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
349 pupils
525 capacity
176 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Penryn
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Penryn
Admissions Demand - Cornwall
Places available
6,695
Applications
4,808
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Cornwall (2025/26)
Inspection History(13)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.68278%
Overall absence
14.77663%
Persistent absence
291
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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