Primary school

Pelynt Primary Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • PL13 2LG
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,001 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 34%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 100%2018/19: top 99%2022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 70%2024/25: top 34%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM70% · South West 62%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM20% · South West 6%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · South West 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South West 104Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 10 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 67% · 9 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 20% · 15 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 30% · 10 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 50% · 16 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 54% · 13 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 70% · 10 pupils · South West 62%70%10%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 9 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 15 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 6% · 16 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 15% · 13 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 20% · 10 pupils · South West 6%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 9 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 98 · 15 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 99 · 10 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 16 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 103 · 13 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 107 · 10 pupils · South West 10510797No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 99 · 9 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 96 · 15 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 98 · 10 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 16 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 13 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 105 · 10 pupils · South West 10410596No 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
2nd51
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202689
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support13.8%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils13.8%

Girls 49.4%Boys 50.6%

79.5% full · 112 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.0
Pupils per adult8.1
  • Classroom teachers 3.1
  • Leadership 0.7
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 1.1

Teachers 3.8 FTE · Whole workforce 11.5 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,236
Spend per pupil£7,287
Staff spend per pupil£6,013
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£153,000in-year balance

Grants £9,223 · self-generated £25 · premises £433 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (15 academies) · trust reserve £1,343,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it