Penponds School is a primary school located in Camborne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Higher Penponds, Camborne, TR14 0QN
Website: www.penponds.cornwall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01209713929
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Lamb
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140741

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 115
Number of Boys: 55
Number of Girls: 60

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.1 Confidence interval -0.1 to 6.4
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -2 to 4
Maths
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -5 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Camborne Nursery School
The Glebe , TR14 7DT
4out of 4 1,579 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penponds School
Higher Penponds , TR14 0QN
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trevithick Learning Academy
Mount Pleasant Road , TR14 7RH
4out of 4 1,267 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy
Cranfield Road , TR14 7PN
3out of 4 1,328 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
Rectory Road , TR14 7DW
3out of 4 1,387 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne
Trevu Road , TR14 7AE
3out of 4 1,694 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Camborne Science and International Academy
Cranberry Road , TR14 7PP
3out of 4 1,553 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.