Academy converter · Cornwall

Penponds School

4–11Ages
104Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140741URN

Higher Penponds, Camborne, TR14 0QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.3 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

49 applications for 15 places · 4th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Cornwall median (2.0) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 15 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 3.3; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 3.4; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 2.9; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 3.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 3.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 3.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Penponds School (URN 111838), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	49	3.3	23	1.53
Sep 2025	14	32	2.3	14	1.00
Sep 2024	14	48	3.4	15	1.07
Sep 2023	14	40	2.9	19	1.36
Sep 2022	13	31	2.4	12	0.92
Sep 2021	15	51	3.4	18	1.20
Sep 2020	15	51	3.4	21	1.40
Sep 2019	15	56	3.7	34	2.27
Sep 2018	19	43	2.3	23	1.21
Sep 2017	19	39	2.1	18	0.95
Sep 2016	14	33	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2015	15	36	2.4	17	1.13
Sep 2014 *	15	32	2.1	20	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 83% · Maths 89% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%22nd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard61%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	28%	111	111
2023/24	73%	0%	109	105
2022/23	75%	6%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Penponds SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Trevithick Learning Academy
1.2 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy
1.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

60%met the SATs standard
St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy
1.3 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne
1.6 km · Cornwall

2026

1.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Weeth Community Primary School
1.9 km · Cornwall

Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Roskear Primary & Nursery School
2.4 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Kehelland Village School
2.4 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.2applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Troon Community Primary School
2.7 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140741 · 908/2213
Trust: The Rainbow Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 104 on roll
Free school meals: 3.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Penponds School (URN 111838)
Address: Higher Penponds, Camborne, TR14 0QN
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources