Primary school

St Wenn School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • PL30 5PS
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,344 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 69%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 73%73%2017/18: top 50%50% · 2017/182023/24: top 99%2024/25: top 69%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM57% · South West 62%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South West 105Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · South West 104Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2016/17, 2018/19, 2022/23

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 9 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 67% · 9 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: withheld (5 pupils)2022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 22% · 9 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 57% · 7 pupils · South West 62%67%22%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 9 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 11% · 9 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: withheld (5 pupils)2022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 0% · 9 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 7 pupils · South West 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 9 pupils · South West 1032016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 103 · 9 pupils · South West 1052018/19: withheld (5 pupils)2022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 96 · 9 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 7 pupils · South West 10510596No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 9 pupils · South West 1032016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 104 · 9 pupils · South West 1042018/19: withheld (5 pupils)2022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 93 · 9 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 7 pupils · South West 10410493No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd10
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

29 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

1 weak areas

  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion

30 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202675
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.0%
First language not English1.5%
SEN support3.0%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils14.1%

Girls 55.2%Boys 44.8%

97.4% full · 77 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.9
Pupils per adult8.7
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.7
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 5.4 FTE · Whole workforce 10.5 · 20 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,765
Spend per pupil£9,313
Staff spend per pupil£6,818
Reserve per pupil£254
  • +£19,056revenue reserve
  • −£41,098in-year balance

Grants £8,176 · self-generated £628 · premises £454 per pupil