Goonhavern Primary School is a primary school located in Truro. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Newquay Road, Truro

School Information

Address: Newquay Road, Truro, TR4 9QD
Website: http://www.goonhavern.cornwall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01872573311
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Lloyd
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111864

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 213
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2 to 1.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goonhavern Primary School
Newquay Road , Goonhavern TR4 9QD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Perranporth Community Primary School
Liskey Hill , TR6 0EU 		3out of 4 3,089 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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