Nancealverne School is a school located in Penzance. 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 02/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 12.5%, which is 8.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Madron Road, Penzance

School Information

Address: Madron Road, Penzance, TR20 8TP
Website: http://www.nancealverne.org.uk
Telephone: 01736365039
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Ruth Carpenter
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143167

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 83
Number of Pupils: 83
Number of Boys: 53
Number of Girls: 30

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 12.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 35% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -6.9 to 2.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -8.6 to -0.2
Maths
Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -6.8 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pensans Community Primary School
Madron Road , TR20 8UH 		3out of 4 126 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Heamoor Community Primary School
Bosvenna Way , Heamoor TR18 3JZ 		3out of 4 733 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Peverell Road , TR18 2AT 		3out of 4 961 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Alverton Primary School
Toltuff Crescent , Alverton TR18 4QD 		3out of 4 1,272 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Redinnick Place , TR18 4HP 		3out of 4 1,460 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Humphry Davy School
Coombe Road , TR18 2TG 		3out of 4 618 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane , Heamoor TR18 3JT 		4out of 4 763 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nancealverne School
Madron Road , TR20 8TP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road , TR18 3NX 		4out of 4 867 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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