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Pennoweth Primary School

Cornwall, TR15 1NAPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2022
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
37 1st-choice / 41 places
Ranking
#7,993
of 13,686 nationally

About Pennoweth Primary School

Pennoweth Primary School sits within the Cornwall local authority, a large county with 235 primary schools. Among them, the school ranks 103rd, placing it just inside the top half of its peers. The top-performing schools in the area, such as Calstock Community Primary School, Landewednack Community Primary School, and St Buryan Primary School, all score significantly higher on the ranking metric, but Pennoweth holds its own in a competitive landscape. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It is currently oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 72 applications for 41 places, with 37 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1. 76 suggests strong local demand, and the school is led by headteacher Cassie Pamplin. Its religious character is listed as 'does not apply', so it operates as a community school without a faith-based admissions criteria.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressDrump Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1NA
HeadteacherCassie Pamplin
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils356
Free School Meals (FSM)39.9%
School Capacity356 / 315 (113% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

5 May 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (5 May 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 8 Sept 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: pennoweth.croftymat.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Pennoweth Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.