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Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rachel Heffer

location_onTruro, TR3 7LA

language Visit Website phone 1872863004

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

161

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Truro, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School is a community school in Truro, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 198 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #93 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #7,352 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%

Reading85% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 73%

Maths78% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.4

-1.5 to 3.1

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-2.8 to 1.6

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.4 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 4.7

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.4 to 3.5

0.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-1.5 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing85% LA 75%

Maths85% LA 71%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3 to 2.6

0.9

Write

LA -0.3

-1.7 to 3.5

-1.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.8 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 June 2022

Inspection Report

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21 February 2017

Inspection Report

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02 October 2012

Inspection Report

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01 March 2010

Inspection Report

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14 March 2007

Inspection Report

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30 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-10-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 198 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	198	3	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	194	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	171	4	2.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	161	2	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	160	5	3.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	166	2	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	165	2	1.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	163	1	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	153	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	153	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	148	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	143	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	139	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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