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Pensilva Primary School

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

personMr Michael Davies

location_onLiskeard, PL14 5PG

language Visit Website phone 1579362546

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

107

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Expected Standard

14%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pensilva Primary School is a Community school primary school in Liskeard, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pensilva Primary School is a community school in Liskeard, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 101 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 14% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #206 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #14,087 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 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

14%

LA 59%

Reading71% LA 75%

Writing29% LA 73%

Maths29% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading55% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths55% 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

63%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.4

-1.1 to 4.7

-0.6

Write

LA 0.1

-3.3 to 2.1

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.5 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing47% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths53% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.1

-7.3 to -1.4

-6.0

Write

LA -0.2

-8.7 to -3.4

-5.7

Maths

LA -1.2

-8.3 to -3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 59%

Reading71% LA 74%

Writing71% LA 75%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.3

-3.1 to 2.1

1.4

Write

LA -0.3

-1.1 to 3.9

-0.2

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.5 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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18 April 2018

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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20 May 2013

Inspection Report

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19 March 2013

Inspection Report

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04 November 2009

Inspection Report

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17 October 2006

Inspection Report

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24 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-04-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-03-19

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

4.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.0%(4 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 101 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.0%, 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)	101	4	4.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	99	1	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	93	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	99	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	96	1	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	97	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	94	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	95	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	87	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	87	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	101	1	1.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	100	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	98	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	114	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	119	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	128	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	128	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Pensilva 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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