Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Truro. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bodmin Road, Truro, TR1 1BN
Website: http://www.archbishop-benson.cornwall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01872273185
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Helen Giblett
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137258

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 436
Number of Pupils: 412
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.8
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.6
Maths
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Truro Nursery School
Higher Trehaverne , TR1 3RJ 		4out of 4 818 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Bodmin Road , TR1 1BN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE School, Truro
Higher Trehaverne , TR1 3RJ 		4out of 4 757 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Tregolls School - an Academy
Chellew Road , TR1 1LH 		3out of 4 1,032 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bosvigo School
Chapel Hill , TR1 3BJ 		3out of 4 1,330 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Truro Learning Academy
Albany Road , Malabar TR1 3PQ 		2out of 4 2,161 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penair School
St Clement , TR1 1TN 		3out of 4 1,310 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Truro School
Trennick Lane , Truro TR1 1TH 		- not rated 1,144 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Truro High School
Falmouth Road , TR1 2HU 		- not rated 1,695 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
Treyew Road , TR1 3AS 		4out of 4 1,866 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Polwhele House School
Polwhele , TR4 9AE 		- not rated 2,091 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pencalenick School
St Clement , TR1 1TE 		3out of 4 2,985 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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