St Dennis Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 2-11
Religion Unknown
Address Carne Hill
St Dennis
St Austell
Cornwall
PL26 8AY
Phone 01726822546
Reference Number 141198

St Dennis Primary Academy has been assessed as providing a good quality of education across various domains, reflecting strong leadership and a supportive learning environment. The school fosters a sense of pride among pupils, who engage actively in a range of extracurricular activities and demonstrate good behavior both in classrooms and during play. The strong focus on reading and communication skills, especially for younger children, has led to positive outcomes in literacy and overall curriculum delivery.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 196
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.49%
Girls: 50.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 39.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 14 20
2 15 12 27
3 10 16 26
4 18 8 26
5 10 11 21
6 9 12 21

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.4%
African 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Feb 2023
Date Report
02 Feb 2023 School inspection:
20 Jun 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
  • High aspirations and a clear vision from leaders
  • A well-established, ambitious curriculum
  • Effective implementation of reading strategies
  • Plentiful extracurricular activities that engage students
  • Robust safeguarding measures

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack precise knowledge-building from prior learning

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.5
Writing 1.6
Maths -3.7

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 1
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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