Pencoys Primary School

Pencoys Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, now rated as good overall. The school benefits from a well-structured curriculum, high expectations from leadership, and a supportive environment that fosters a positive culture among pupils. This vibrant setting enables students with both special educational needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds to thrive academically and socially. The strong emphasis on early years education and a focus on reading are notable highlights of the school's approach, as well as the commitment from the Crofty Multi-Academy Trust.

Strengths

• Engaging and ambitious curriculum
• High expectations leading to motivated pupils
• Strong focus on reading and early years education
• Effective support for SEND pupils
• Positive school culture with established behavior expectations
• Active involvement of pupils in leadership roles

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not yet fully embedded in all subjects
• Lack of rigorous oversight of behavior incidents by governors and trustees

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Pencoys Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Pencoys Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Pencoys Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.5% of pupils at Pencoys Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Pencoys Primary School received £7,626 and spent £8,015 for each of its 170 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £80,000 (£472 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Crofty Education Trust, income was £7,035 and spending £6,965 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Redruth · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

Pencoys Primary School is part of Crofty Education Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Lanner Primary School Redruth
• Treloweth Community Primary School Redruth
• Pennoweth Primary School Redruth
• Roskear Primary & Nursery School Camborne
• Rosemellin Community Primary School Camborne
• Weeth Community Primary School Camborne
• Halwin School Helston
• Illogan School Redruth
• Portreath Community Primary School Redruth
• Trannack Primary School Helston

What is Pencoys Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pencoys Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Pencoys Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pencoys Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Pencoys Primary School have?

Pencoys Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pencoys Primary School cover?

Pencoys Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Pencoys Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pencoys Primary School?

Pencoys Primary School is at Loscombe Road, Four Lanes, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 6RB.