Pensans Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter • Open

Contact

Madron Road
Penzance, Cornwall TR20 8UH

School Profile

Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Capacity
210
Pupils
121 (Boys: 67, Girls: 54)
Free School Meals
57.1%
Capacity utilisation
58% (121 / 210)
Establishment type
Academy converter
Type group
Academies
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
Sep 2015
Status
Open

Key identifiers

URN
142238
LAESTAB
9083894
UKPRN
10053790
Establishment No.
3894
Ofsted phase
Primary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 21 May 2024
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
133
Age range
2–11
Religious character
Does not apply
Faith
Non-faith
Trust (MAT)
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    21 May 2024
    Type: S5 Inspection
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Good
    Personal dev: Requires improvement
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: Requires improvement
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (21 May 2024)