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Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

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

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corporate_fareARCHBISHOP BENSON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

428

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Truro, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Truro, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ARCHBISHOP BENSON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 423 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #83 of 209 primaries in Cornwall and #7,163 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 0.9× 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 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 73%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.4

-2.0 to 1.3

-1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 0.5

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.1

-2.4 to 0.8

-2.0

Write

LA -0.2

-3.5 to -0.6

-1.6

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.9 to -0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 74%

Writing63% LA 75%

Maths75% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.3

-3.2 to -0.2

-4.5

Write

LA -0.3

-5.9 to -3.1

-1.5

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.8 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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12 December 2017

Inspection Report

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12 June 2014

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-12-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-07-08

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 423 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	423	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	420	5	1.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	419	9	2.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	425	12	2.8%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	422	18	4.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	434	9	2.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	428	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	418	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	417	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	411	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	416	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	422	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	412	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	415	8	1.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	414	4	1.0%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	412	10	2.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	420	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	427	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	421	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	426	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	430	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	428	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 46 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Visual Impairment 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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