Penponds School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Camborne, Cornwall
Penponds School is a primary school in Camborne, Cornwall for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Higher Penponds, Camborne, TR14 0QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Staff at Penponds are united in their vision for pupils to ‘Aim high and achieve our best’.”
- “They know pupils as individuals and what makes them tick.”
- “Staff work tirelessly to check pupils’ welfare and happiness.”
To improve
- “However, on some occasions the work that teachers give pupils does not match the high ambition of the curriculum.”
- “They do not take into account what pupils can already do and stretch their thinking.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not deepen their knowledge fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Trevithick Learning Academy 0.7 mi Good
- St Meriadoc CofE Junior Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Meriadoc CofE Infant Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Camborne 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Weeth Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good
- Roskear Primary & Nursery School 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Kehelland Village School 1.5 mi Good
- Troon Community Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good