Primary school

Cardinham School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • PL30 4BN
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,475 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 37%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 85%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 79%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 7%7% · 2023/242024/25: top 37%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM69% · South West 62%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM15% · South West 6%Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · South West 105Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · South West 104Small cohort: 13 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 12 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 46% · 13 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 71% · 7 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 55% · 11 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 58% · 12 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 83% · 12 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 69% · 13 pupils · South West 62%83%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 17% · 12 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 29% · 7 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 11 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 12 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 33% · 12 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 15% · 13 pupils · South West 6%33%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 12 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 13 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 111 · 7 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 104 · 11 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 12 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 110 · 12 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 13 pupils · South West 105111101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 12 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 13 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 110 · 7 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 104 · 11 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 105 · 12 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 108 · 12 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 107 · 13 pupils · South West 104110103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd50
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202681
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.7%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support13.1%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils7.0%

Girls 52.4%Boys 47.6%

96.4% full · 84 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 2.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.3
  • Other support 0.6

Teachers 3.6 FTE · Whole workforce 8.6 · 12 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,695
Spend per pupil£7,537
Staff spend per pupil£5,854
Reserve per pupil£1,305
  • +£107,000revenue reserve
  • +£13,000in-year balance

Grants £7,671 · self-generated £159 · premises £415 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST (35 academies) · trust reserve £1,980,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it