Germoe Community Primary School

Foundation school · Primary school · Penzance, Cornwall
TR20 9QY
Composite score
29.2

Germoe Community Primary School at a glance

Located in Penzance, Cornwall, Germoe Community Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 80 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 45% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 10.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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National rank
#1438
In South West
#189
In Cornwall
Top 91%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
45%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 80 % FSM ever-6 22.5% % EAL 1.3% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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