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Perranporth Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Liskey Hill, Perranporth TR6 0EU · perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk · 01872 572021

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
77%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
207
99% of 210 places
Local authority
Cornwall
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
16.4%
First language not English
3.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 34 (Places 30)34September 2023: 26 (Places 26)26September 2024: 29 (Places 29)29September 2025: 38 (Places 30)38September 2026: 29 (Places 30)29Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630291100%
September 2025Sept 202530381.3▲79%
September 2024Sept 202429291100%
September 2023Sept 202326261100%
September 2022Sept 202230341.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 44% (England 53%)44%2016/17: 80% (England 61%)80%2017/18: 59% (England 64%)59%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 77% (England 60%)77%2023/24: 69% (England 61%)69%2024/25: 77% (England 62%)77%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲77%62%
▲19%8%
Average scaled score
▲109106
●106105
●107105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111876)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Perranporth Community Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
14 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Jul 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
88
42% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲98% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲97% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲97% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 66% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲77% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

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