Academy converter · Cornwall

Pennoweth Primary School

3–11Ages
348Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144060URN

Drump Road, Redruth, TR15 1NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.2 below Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

84 applications for 47 places · 74th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 July 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Pennoweth Primary School, URN 133406

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Cornwall median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

84 applications · 47 places offered · 46 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 0.9; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Pennoweth Primary School (URN 133406), 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	47	84	1.8	46	0.98
Sep 2025	41	72	1.8	37	0.90
Sep 2024	45	81	1.8	42	0.93
Sep 2023	42	68	1.6	39	0.93
Sep 2022	45	76	1.7	44	0.98
Sep 2021	44	66	1.5	38	0.86
Sep 2020	45	81	1.8	41	0.91
Sep 2019	44	86	2.0	52	1.18
Sep 2018	45	77	1.7	45	1.00
Sep 2017 *	45	93	2.1	56	1.24
Sep 2016 *	38	65	1.7	37	0.97
Sep 2015 *	46	64	1.4	44	0.96
Sep 2014 *	38	34	0.9	22	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 76% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%139th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	4%	105	104
2023/24	60%	4%	106	102
2022/23	60%	11%	106	102

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

Pennoweth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Trewirgie Junior School
0.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

44%met the SATs standard
Trewirgie Infants' School
0.9 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.1applications per place
Treleigh Community Primary School
1.2 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Treloweth Community Primary School
2.4 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Day and Carharrack Community School
3.1 km · Cornwall

Improved significantly2025

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lanner Primary School
3.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Illogan School
3.5 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Pencoys Primary School
3.7 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144060 · 908/2757
Trust: Crofty Education Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 348 on roll
Free school meals: 41.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Pennoweth Primary School (URN 133406)
Address: Drump Road, Redruth, TR15 1NA
Local authority: Cornwall

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