Newlyn School is a primary 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 18/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Carne Road, Penzance

School Information

Address: Carne Road, Penzance, TR18 5QA
Website: www.newlyn.cornwall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01736363509
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Isabel Stephens
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142243

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 127
Number of Boys: 65
Number of Girls: 62

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.6 to -0.8
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -6 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newlyn School
Carne Road , Newlyn TR18 5QA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Alverton Primary School
Toltuff Crescent , Alverton TR18 4QD 		3out of 4 629 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Redinnick Place , TR18 4HP 		3out of 4 1,028 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Pensans Community Primary School
Madron Road , TR20 8UH 		3out of 4 1,781 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Heamoor Community Primary School
Bosvenna Way , Heamoor TR18 3JZ 		3out of 4 1,962 yd Foundation school No 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 2,062 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane , Heamoor TR18 3JT 		4out of 4 2,399 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 1,877 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road , TR18 3NX 		4out of 4 2,344 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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